Navigating Complexity: Essential Guide to Complexity Theory in Business and Management (Managers library series) - Hardcover

Battram, Arthur

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 185835899X ISBN 13: 9781858358994

Publisher: Spiro Press, 1998

Synopsis

Complexity theory is changing the way leading management thinkers are looking at organisations. No longer seen as hierarchical and rigid structures, organisations are now being recognised as emergent, living systems which cannot be defined by traditional organisational design and practice.
Navigating Complexity is the first comprehensive introduction to the key language and concepts of complexity and how they relate to the new world of work. It explores the profound, yet practical, implications of these concepts, and demonstrates how organisations are 'complex adaptive systems' to which a whole new set of management ideas now apply.

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From the Author

I love hearing from readers and anyone interested in me and my ideas. You can email me at: navcom@arthurbattram.com

About the Author

Arthur Battram is a consultant and a thinker, writer and teacher in the fields of strategy, change, knowledge management and participation. He coaches senior management teams in the complexity perspective and is the creator of Possibility Space Design, a methodology for enabling creativity and collaboration in groups. His work with senior teams focuses on organisational learning, creatvity and adaptation.

He has over 20 years experience as a facilitator of learning and change, with individuals, teams and large groups.

His earlier career in community development and playwork enables him to make an original contribution to groups seeking sustainable change.

He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on complexity, management, organisational learning and teamwork and is a visiting lecturer and research associate at Aston Business School, Warwick University and The London School of Economics.

Email Arthur Battram at: apb@arthurbattram.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Spiro Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185835899X
• ISBN 13: 9781858358994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 270
• Editor: Battram Arthur