Lost in transition? : complexity in organisational behaviour ; the contributions of systems theories

Guido Strunk; Michael Schiffinger; Wolfgang Mayrhofer

The article demonstrates the usefulness of concepts and methods from systems theories for Organisational Behaviour (OB). Diagnosing development areas in OB, especially the analysis of whole systems and the degree of operationalisation and formalisation of core constructs and assumptions, the article uses the complexity hypothesis in career research to illustrate the opportunities and limitations of concepts and methods from systems theories. Finally, the consequences of such an approach for OB are discussed.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Strunk, Guido ; Schiffinger, Michael ; Mayrhofer, Wolfgang
Published in:	Management revue : MRev. - Singapore : IMR Press, ISSN 1861-9908, ZDB-ID 2173556-6. - Vol. 15.2004, 4, p. 481-509
Subject:	nonlinear systems \| synergetics \| research methods \| career research \| Systemtheorie \| Systems theory \| Verhalten in Organisationen \| Organizational behaviour