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Title: Managing the Unknowable : Strategic Boundaries Between Order and Chaos in Organizations by Ralph D. Stacey ISBN: 1-55542-463-5 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 25 August, 1992 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Most organizations don't know they do this already
Comment: Very thought provoking and only after several weeks of 'mulling' over what I had read did I realize that the global corporation for which I work (along with many others I know)actually does achieve its competitive edge through these instances of creative bounded chaos--they just don't know it yet. Our striving to creative a 'long term strategic vision' is of itself an attempt to explain that which we do not know, cannot control or explain on a balance sheet. Self-awareness being the first step to self-actualization for the individual--the same would apply to my organization successfully navigating its' current transformation. Listening to the words of Stacey would assist enormously in this process.

Rating: 5
Summary: Insightful, foundational integration of chaos & biz strategy
Comment: This book is a highly insightful integration of chaos theory with strategic management, a "must have" for anyone interested in "new science" practically applied in organizations. Stacey's description of an organization as a complex web of relationships in a state of bounded instability is brilliant. Strongly recommended for any manager seeking to avoid portrayal in "Dilbert" - and EVERY executive.

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