Purpose – In this two-part series, this paper seeks to consider certain intriguing aspects of randomness, the basic mathematical concept used to model financial risk and other unknown quantities in the physical world. Design/methodology/approach – Part 1 applies concepts from quantum physics...

Industrial networks offer a prime example of the tension between system stability and change. Change is necessary as a response to environmental variation, whereas stability provides the underpinning for long-term investment and the exploitation of efficiencies. Whilst one of the key themes in...

Purpose – This case study research report aims to include collecting additional field interviews with the original and additional executives participating in the original case study (on the Zaplet software applications firm) to enhance the interpretations by the original case study...

Purpose – An article “from the future” illustrating the trend away from serious strategy and planning in American companies. Design/methodology/approach – Making use of previous learning and work with numerous clients to illuminate certain aspects of the context within which business...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to consider the meaning of “reductionism” within the context of renewed efforts to make library and information science philosophy. Design/methodology/approach – This article argues that the question of reductionism, as discussed in other...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to enrich the conceptual vocabulary of organisational learning by discussing the relevance of the interdisciplinary work of Gregory Bateson, an original and challenging twentieth century thinker. Design/methodology/approach – The paper debates a number...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that there are many sources to quality, not just the supplier; that quality is a complex concept which must be balanced against productivity and profits; that quality has to be considered within a network of relationships and contributions; and...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper, in this two-part series, is to consider certain intriguing aspects of randomness, the basic mathematical concept used to model financial risk and other unknown quantities in the physical world. Design/methodology/approach – In Part 2 of the paper, the...