Striking a Balance: Complexity and Knowledge Landscapes

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ISBN 10: 0077095561 ISBN 13: 9780077095567

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa, 1999

Synopsis

The book is thoroughly grounded in the most important concepts of complexity theory in co-evolution, fitness landscapes and self-organised criticality and is based on several years of research. This book is designed to help practising managers respond to todays complex business environment by balancing the need to adapt to new requirements in their competitive environments, while also seizing new opportunities to shape these environments. It describes four key balances drawn from practical applications of complexity theory - a set of concepts that is today attracting considerable interest from management scholars and consultants. Real case examples are drawn from multinational companies to illustrate each of the elements necessary to strike an effective balance.

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Synopsis

This volume is designed to help managers respond better to the late 20th century complex business environment by balancing the need to adapt to new requirements in their competitive environments while seizing new opportunities to shape these environments.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0077095561
• ISBN 13: 9780077095567
• Binding: Map
• Number of pages: 200