Harnessing Complexity: Organizational Implications of a Scientific Frontier
Harnessing Complexity: Organizational Implications of a Scientific Frontier
- Author: Michael D RobertCohen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Brand: Free Press
- Published: 2000-05-12
- Edition: 1st
Building on evolutionary biology, computer science, and social design, Axelrod and Cohen have constructed a unique framework for improving the way people work together. Their approach to management is based on the concept of the Complex Adaptive System, which can describe everything from rain forests to the human gene pool, and from automated software agents to multinational companies. The authors' framework reveals three qualities that all kinds of managers must cultivate in their organization:
This simple, paradigm-shifting analysis of how people work together will transform the way we think about getting things done in a group. "Harnessing Complexity" is the essential guide to creating wealth, power, and knowledge in the 21st century.
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