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Title: The Edge of Organization: Chaos and Complexity Theories of Formal Social Systems

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Paperback, 1999

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Language:        English

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Length:        355 Pages
Weight:        1.6 Pounds
Height:         9.3 Inches
Width:          6.5 Inches
Thickness:    1 Inches



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"What Newton's Principia was to his natural science colleagues, Russ Marion's The Edge of Organization is to today's social scientists. This book clearly elucidates the arrival of the social sciences at the end of the alley of modernism but then presents us with the tools and ideas to climb out of a dead end, rise above old limitations, and take flight for new horizons bright with promise for advancing both theory and praxis. . . . For social scientists, it is both the most relevant and most easily apprehended treatment to date of the totality of chaos and complexity theory and technique." --Raymond A. Eve, Editor, Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology The Edge of Organization offers a readable, comprehensive, and integrated overview of the new sciences of chaos and complexity. Author Russ Marion describes formal and social organizations from the perspective of chaos and complexity theories. His multidisciplinary approach will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of social sciences. This book is generously illustrated and includes comprehensive references plus an annotated bibliography of useful books and articles. The Edge of Organization will appeal to students and professionals in sociology, management/ organization studies, management studies, marketing, political science, public administration, and psychology.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Edge of Organization: Chaos and Complexity Theories of Formal Social Systems and it was written by Russ Marion. This edition of The Edge of Organization: Chaos and Complexity Theories of Formal Social Systems is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is January 1999 and it has a suggested retail price of $128. There are 355 pages in the book and it was published by Sage Pubns. The 10 digit ISBN is 0761912657 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780761912651. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.