| Title: | A COMPLEXITY AND DARWINIAN APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT WITH FAILURE AVOIDANCE AS THE KEY TOOL |
| DOI No: | 10.1142/9781860947339_0008 |
| Source: | COMPLEXITY THEORY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF NETWORKS (pp 74-88)
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| Author(s): | RON WILLIS, Management Consultant
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| Abstract: | Complexity theory leads me to believe there is no recipe for business success but failure avoidance offers a potential solution for managers. For most firms survival is success. In this paper two business attractors are discussed and a methodology called the "Complexity Escalator" is proposed to operationalise these concepts. In nature the struggle to survive dominates, extinction is inevitable and success in the short term is just a fortunate by-product. |
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