local interaction and the emergence of global pattern /
edited by Ralph Stacey.
New York :
Routledge,
2005.
xii, 205 pages ;
24 cm
Complexity as the experience of organizing
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : emergence and organizations / Ralph Stacey -- Local and global processes in organizational life / Ralph Stacey -- The local experience of a global diversity initiative in a multinational pharmaceutical company / David Scanlon -- The emergence of global stability in local interaction in a consulting practice / Michael Nolan -- Experiencing national education policies in local interaction / Richard Williams -- Technology as social object : a complex responsive processes perspective / Stig Johannessen and Ralph Stacey -- Writing in organizational life : how a technology simultaneously forms and is formed by human interaction / Alison Donaldson.
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Rather than offering descriptions of organizational life, this book provides reflective accounts of real life experiences of researching in organizations, contributed by experienced leaders, consultants and managers.