Abstract
![CDATA[Chaos Theory (CT) is important in organization studies as a potential intellectual resource for “new paradigm” thinking in the field. It describes a heterogenous set of theories and concepts that revalue “chaos” not as the opposite of order but as the source and characteristic of new kinds of order. It includes a critique of limited, linear forms of order and mechanistic models of control in the orthodox management paradigm. It has strong antecedents in science and mathematics. As science, CT includes work by some distinguished scientists (including at least five Nobel Prize winners), yet it is not recognized as a single school. It has no definitive, “correct” version—nor should it, according to CT principles.]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies |
| Editors | Stewart Clegg, James Russell Bailey |
| Place of Publication | U.S.A |
| Publisher | Sage |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781412915151 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- chaos theory
- organisational behavior
- chaotic behavior in systems