Harnessing complexity
Subtitle: organizational implications of a scientific frontier
By: Robert Axelrod and Michael D. Cohen
Contributors: Cohen, Michael D
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Complex organizations; System analysis
Description: "Recent advances in the study of complexity have given scientists profound new insights into how natural innovation occurs and how its power can be exploited. Now two pioneers in the field, Robert Axelrod and Michael D. Cohen, provide leaders in business and government with a guide to complexity that will help them make effective decisions in a world of rapid change." "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index