Complexity in Organization Studies (SAGE Library in Business and Management) 1st Edition

How do today′s leaders cope with the paradoxes of organizational life - stability and change, control and innovation, identity and diversity, power and creativity, and the largely unpredictable effects of communication technologies?The application of scientific complexity and chaos theories to these managerial problems has grown dramatically over the past two decades, affecting all areas of management including organization studies, innovation and operations, finance, strategy and information systems. This cross-disciplinary major work provides a coherent and essential reference for researchers and students seeking to understand real-life human organizing. The four-volume set explores the complex processes of organizing from their philosophical foundations and theoretical orientations, to the implications of the latest empirical research. The sets′ articles have been selected by renowned editors in the field, with the support of an international advisory board for their coherence, differentiation, depth and originality.Volume I: Ways of Thinking about ComplexityVolume II: Theorizing Complexity in Organization StudiesVolume III: Implications and Applications of Complexity Thinking in Organization Studies: Straetgy, Organizational Dynamics and InnovationVolume IV: Implications and Applications of Complexity Thinking in Organization Studies: Leadership and Organizational Development Read more