Complexity and Creativity in Organizations by Ralph D. Stacey (1-Apr-1996) Hardcover

by Ralph D. Stacey

Combining insights from the new science of complexity with insights from psychoanalysis, Stacey posits that repressing the anxiety caused by the unstable, ever-changing nature of today's business world also represses the creative impulses - the "spaces for novelty" - that allow members of a workforce to produce their best work. Using the science of complexity as a starting point, he pulls together many insights into behavior and organizational functioning that currently lie at the edges of research and practice. This book invites people to explore what the new science might mean for understanding life in organizations, and shows how it can be used as a framework for understanding the processes that produce emergence rather than intentional strategies. Stacey presents an entirely new perspective on what it means for an organization to learn.

Genres: Leadership, Business, Management

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Shashidhara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very new perception of how to make organisations creative and innovative. Analysing the organisations as Complex Adaptive Systems gave me lot of insights in understanding how an organisation becomes innovative. It takes a matter of fact view of the mental conflicts of people working in organisations, group working, politics in the organisation, etc and gives a scientific perspective.
Excellent read for anyone concerned about developing organisations.