Chaos theory in organizational development

In organizational development, chaos theory is a subset of more general chaos theory that incorporates principles of quantum mechanics and presents them in a complex systems environment. To the observer the systems seem to be in chaos. Organizational Development of a business system is the management of that apparent chaos. The term “Managing Organized Chaos” is used in the book by the same name Managing Organized Chaos – Business Planning 1.0, to describe the daily management of an entity (business) engaged in continual activity.

## See also

* Complex system
* Complex systems
* Organizational studies
* Self-organization
* Systems philosophy
* Systems thinking

## Further reading

* Cornejo Alvarez, Alfonso (1997). Caos y Complejidad. (Free online book. Translated. Originally in Spanish.
* DeShon, R. & Svyantek, D. J. (1993) "Organizational Attractors: A Chaos Theory Explanation of why Cultural Change Efforts Often Fail." Public Administration Quarterly. (Vol. 17, No. 3 pp. 339–355)
* Dooley, K. & Johnson, L. (1995) "TQM, Chaos, and Complexity." Human Systems Management. (Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 1–16)
* Higgins, M. & Smith, W. (2003). "Postmodernism and Popularisation: The Cultural Life of Chaos Theory." Culture and Organization. (Vol. 9, June, pp. 93–104). Leicester, UK: Management Centre.
* Hudson, C.G. (2000). "At the Edge of Chaos: A New Paradigm for Social Work?" Journal of Social Work Education (Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 215–230)
* Levy, D. (1994). "Chaos Theory and Strategy: Theory, Application, and Managerial Implications." Strategic Management Journal. (Vol. 15, pp. 167–178).
* Mc Namara, C.R. (1997). "Brief Overviews of Contemporary Theories in Management." Retrieved March 15, 2005.
* Polley, D. (1997) "Turbulence in Organizations: New Metaphors for Organizational Research." Organization Science. (Vol. 8, No.5, pp. 445–457)
* Shaw, P. (1997). "Intervening in the Shadow Systems of Organizations." Journal of Organizational Change Management. (Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 235–250). Hertfordshire, UK: MCB University Press
* Shelton, C. (2003). "From Chaos to Order: Exploring New Frontiers in Conflict Management." (Presented at the Midwest Academy of Management Conference). Kansas City: Charlotte Shelton & John Darling
* Shermer, M. (1995). "Exorcising Laplace’s Demon: Chaos and Antichaos, History and Metahistory." History and Theory, (Vol. 34, No. 1 pp. 59–83). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing
* Smith, W. (2001). "Chaos Theory and Postmodern Organization." International Journal of Organizational Theory and Behavior. (Vol. 4, pp. 159–286)
* Wheatley, Margaret J. (2006). Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World. (3rd Ed.) Berrett–Koehler Publishers, Inc.

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Chaos theory

Chaos theory|

* Anosov diffeomorphism
* Bifurcation theory
* Butterfly effect
* Chaos theory in organizational development
* Complexity
* Control of chaos
* Dynamical system
* Edge of chaos
* Fractal
* Predictability
* Quantum chaos
* Santa Fe Institute
* Synchronization of chaos
* Unintended consequences

Chaotic maps
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* Arnold tongue
* Arnold's cat map
* Baker's map
* Complex quadratic map
* Complex squaring map
* Coupled map lattice
* Double pendulum
* Double scroll attractor
* Duffing equation
* Duffing map
* Dyadic transformation
* Dynamical billiards
* outer
* Elastic pendulum
* Exponential map
* Gauss map
* Gingerbreadman map
* Hénon map
* Horseshoe map
* Ikeda map
* Interval exchange map
* Kaplan–Yorke map
* Logistic map
* Lorenz system
* Multiscroll attractor
* Rabinovich–Fabrikant equations
* Rössler attractor
* Standard map
* Swinging Atwood's machine
* Tent map
* Three-body problem
* Tinkerbell map
* Van der Pol oscillator
* Zaslavskii map

Chaos systems|

* Bouncing ball dynamics
* Chua's circuit
* Economic bubble
* FPUT problem
* Tilt-A-Whirl

Chaos theorists|

* Michael Berry
* Mary Cartwright
* Leon O. Chua
* Mitchell Feigenbaum
* Celso Grebogi
* Martin Gutzwiller
* Brosl Hasslacher
* Michel Hénon
* Svetlana Jitomirskaya
* Bryna Kra
* Edward Norton Lorenz
* Aleksandr Lyapunov
* Benoît Mandelbrot
* Hee Oh
* Edward Ott
* Henri Poincaré
* Mary Rees
* Otto Rössler
* David Ruelle
* Caroline Series
* Oleksandr Mykolayovych Sharkovsky
* Nina Snaith
* Floris Takens
* Audrey Terras
* Mary Tsingou
* Amie Wilkinson
* James A. Yorke
* Lai-Sang Young

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