Organizing: new ways to harness complexity.
As systems evolve, their natural tendency is to become increasingly more complex. Studies in the field of complex systems have generated new perspectives on managing in social organizations such as hospitals. Much of this research appears as a natural extension of the cross-disciplinary field of systems theory. This is the second in a 5-part series on applying complex systems science to the traditional management concepts of planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling. In this article, the concept of organizing is explored from a complex systems perspective.
Clancy
Thomas R
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Professional Services, Mercy Hospital, 500 East Market Street, Iowa City, IA 52245, USA. tom.clancy@mercyic.org
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011340:Problem Solving; D011582:Psychological Theory; D013598:Systems Theory; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology