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1 online resource (1 electronic resource (xiv, 218 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates)) : illustrations (some color) |
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| Summary |
"Shows how discoveries in quantum physics, biology, and chaos theory enable us to deal successfully with change and uncertainty in our organizations and our lives. Includes a new chapter on how the new sciences can help us understand and cope with some of the major social challenges of our times. We live in a time of chaos, rich in potential for new possibilities. A new world is being born. We need new ideas, new ways of seeing, and new relationships to help us now. New science--the new discoveries in biology, chaos theory, and quantum physics that are changing our understanding of how the world works--offers this guidance. It describes a world where chaos is natural, where order exists "for free." It displays the intricate webs of cooperation that connect us. It assures us that life seeks order, but uses messes to get there ... Wheatley describes how the new science radically alters our understanding of the world, and how it can teach us to live and work well together in these chaotic times. It will teach you how to move with greater certainty and easier grace into the new forms of organizations and communities that are taking shape. You'll learn that: [1] Relationships are what matters--even at the subatomic level, [2] Life is a vast web of interconnections where cooperation and participation are required, [3] Chaos and change are the only route to transformation in this expanded edition, Wheatley provides examples of how non-linear networks and self-organizing systems are flourishing in the modern world. In the midst of turbulence, Wheatley shows, we create work and lives rich in meaning."--Publisher |
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Prologue : Maps to the real world -- Introduction : searching for a simpler way to lead organizations -- 1. Discovering an orderly world -- 2. Newtonian organizations in a quantum age -- 3. Space is not empty : invisible fields that shape behavior -- 4. The participative nature of the universe -- 5. Change, stability, and renewal : the paradoxes of self-organizing systems -- 6. The creative energy of the universe -- information -- 7. Chaos and the strange attractor of meaning -- 8. Change -- the capacity of life -- 9. The new scientific management -- 10. The real world -- Epilogue : Journeying to a new world -- To further explore the ideas and work of Margaret Wheatley -- The Berkana Institute -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-204) and index. |
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Leadership.
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Organization.
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Quantum theory.
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Self-organizing systems.
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Chaotic behavior in systems.
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Science.
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System theory.
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Leadership |
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Models, Organizational |
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Organization and Administration |
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Quantum Theory |
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Science |
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Systems Theory |
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Leadership. |
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Organisation. |
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Théorie quantique. |
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Systèmes auto-organisés. |
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Chaos. |
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Sciences. |
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Théorie des systèmes. |
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sciences (philosophy) |
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science (modern discipline) |
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System theory |
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Science |
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Chaotic behavior in systems |
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Leadership |
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Organization |
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Quantum theory |
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Self-organizing systems |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Leadership and the new science. San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler, 2006 9781576753446 (DLC) 2006042803 (OCoLC)65205105 |
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9781605091471 PDF |
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1605091472 PDF |
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9781609941307 |
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1609941306 |
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9781282299849 (online) |
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1282299840 (online) |
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paperback |
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paperback |
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