Search Results - subject:"complexity theory"

The complexity of technological capital and legal protection mechanisms

García‐Muiña, Fernando E.; Pelechano‐Barahona, Eva - In: Journal of Intellectual Capital 9 (2008) 1, pp. 86-104

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of legal protection mechanisms to sustain competitive advantage and appropriate technological intellectual capital, taking into account its degree of complexity. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical analysis was...

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Reconstituting knowledge management

Faucher, Jean‐Baptiste P.L.; Everett, André M.; … - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 12 (2008) 3, pp. 3-16

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to improve traditional knowledge management models in light of complexity theory …. Originality/value – A new model of the cognitive system of knowledge is proposed, based on application of complexity theory to …

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Bioterrorism preparedness through the lens of complexity theory

Bebber, Robert; Liberman, Aaron - In: International Journal of Public Policy 3 (2008) 5/6, pp. 328-337

This paper shows how complexity theory can better enable hospitals to prepare for bioterrorism events. It briefly … explains the major theoretical dimensions of complexity theory and Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) and shows how healthcare is … methodology is inadequate and complexity theory better prepares healthcare organisations for an unpredictable event such as a …

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On the complexities of complex economic dynamics

Rosser, John Barkley - 2008

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A Radical Shift in Managing Risks: Practical Applications of Complexity Theory

Chichilnisky, Graciela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998

Complexity theory is designed to bring order out of a rough-and- tumble world, something close to every insurance …

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Ever the twain shall meet

Baskin, Ken - In: Chinese Management Studies 1 (2007) 1, pp. 57-68

Purpose – To explore how selected principles of Chinese philosophy and complexity theory can be synthesized into a … on similarities between elements of Chinese philosophy and complexity theory. Findings – Several of the respective … principles of Chinese philosophy and complexity theory – the Chinese transformational cycle and complexity's cycle of attractors …

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The challenge of human interdependence : Consequences for thinking about the day to day practice of management in organizations

Stacey, Ralph - In: European Business Review 19 (2007) 4, pp. 292-302

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to locate the dominant discourse on organizations and their management in the history of Western thought. Such location highlights the fundamental, taken‐for‐granted assumptions underlying the dominant discourse. The purpose is also to identify an...

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From future states to images of identity

Wallace, Derek - In: Foresight 9 (2007) 1, pp. 26-36

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to review the use of scenario‐building at the central government level in New Zealand and to consider an alternative technique – national imaging – for stimulating public discussion of the future. Design/methodology/approach – The paper briefly...

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The future of leadership: where do we go from here?

Martin, André - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 39 (2007) 1, pp. 3-8

Purpose – This research paper seeks to identify that leadership is changing and will change even more in the next five years according to a recent study by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). This change is due to the increase in complex challenges that leaders face. Such challenges test...

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Developing agile leaders

Joiner, Bill; Josephs, Stephen - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 39 (2007) 1, pp. 35-42

Purpose – With mounting complexity and interdependence and the increasing pace of change in organizational environments, leadership agility has become a much‐needed competency. This article aims to report research findings that appear in a new publication. Design/methodology/approach – The...

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