The Edge of Organization

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Russ Marion - Clemson University, USA

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Organizational Theory | Sociology of Organizations, Institutions & Structure

March 1999 | 376 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Russ Marion describes formal and social organizations from the perspective of chaos and complexity theories. The book is generously illustrated and includes references plus an annotated bibliography.

The Edge of Organization

Chaos and Organization

Organization at the Edge

Shifting Historical Premises to the Edge of Chaos

A Nonlinear Redaction of Open Systems

Structural Contingency Theory

Differentiation and Awareness

Footprints of Complexity

The Nature of Order

Resource Dependency

The Emergence of Order

Organizations in Wonderland

Enacted Environment

Coupling at the Edge

Darwin and Organizations, Goats and Monkeys

Pushing the Envelope

Limiting Organizational Expansion

Changing Complex Organizations

Stability and Change at the Edge

Researching Social Chaos and Complexity

Epilogue on Einstein's Island

This provides the more ambitions students to extend their psychological and sociological knowledge in applied settings. However, it is beyond the scope of the learning outcomes for essential reading.

Mr Jamie Sims

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Chichester University

January 13, 2011

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