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This paper presents an approach to organisational transformation which was developed by action research. Complexity Theory is used as the theoretical basis for transformation model called Conditioned Emergence and two industrial applications of this model are described. The paper also describes the research process which produced the model, relating it to Soft Systems Methodology.
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MacIntosh, R., MacLean, D., Arbon, I., McGhee, G. (1998). Transforming Organisations — (some) insights from complexity Theory. In: Bititci, U.S., Carrie, A.S. (eds) Strategic Management of the Manufacturing Value Chain. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35321-0_5
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