Russ Marion

Russ Marion describes formal and social organizations from the perspective of chaos and complexity theories. The book is generously illustrated and includes references plus an annotated bibliography.

Chaos and Complexity Theories of Formal Social Systems

The Edge of Organization

Mary Uhl-Bien

This book introduces leadership and organizational scholars to the potenial of complexity science for broadening leadership study beyond its traditional focus on leaders’ actions and influence, to a consideration of leadership as a broader, dynamically and interactive organizing process. The book offers a primer on complexity science and its applications to organization studies, and compares the logics of complexity science with those underlying traditional leadership approaches. It describes methodological approaches for studying leadership from a complexity perspective, and offers examples of applications of complexity science to leadership theory. Chapters are written by top scholars in complexity and leadership theory.

Part 1: Conceptual Foundations

Complexity Leadership

Here, Russ Marion discusses formal and social organizations from the perspectives of chaos and complexity theories. The book aims to offer a comprehensive overview of the new sciences of chaos and complexity.

Russ Marion

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