Posted Sunday at 01:20 PM5 days Harnessing Complexity Harnessing Complexity by Robert Axelrod, Robert M. Axelrod, Michael D. Cohen Publisher Basic Books Published Date 2000 Page Count 208 Categories Business & Economics / Management Science, Business & Economics / Industrial Management, Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior, Computers / Machine Theory, Science / General, Science / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Science / Reference Language EN Average Rating N/A (based on N/A ratings) Maturity Rating No Mature Content Detected ISBN 0465005500 Harnessing Complexity will be indispensable to anyone who wants to better comprehend how people and organizations can adapt effectively in the information age. This book is a step-by-step guide to understanding the processes of variation, interaction, and selection that are at work in all organizations. The authors show how to use their own paradigm of "bottom up" management, the Complex Adaptive System-whether in science, public policy, or private commerce. This simple model of how people work together will change forever how we think about getting things done in a group."Harnessing Complexity distills the managerial essence of current research on complexity.…A very valuable contribution to the emerging theory of competition and competitive advantage."-C.K. Prahalad, University of Michigan, coauthor of Competing for the Future"A brilliant exposition that demystifies both the theory and use of Complex Adaptive Systems."-John Seely Brown, Xerox Corporation and Palo Alto Research Center More Information
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