Organizational survival in the new world : the intelligent complex adaptive system / Alex Bennet and David Bennet

A new theory of the firm

In this book the authors combine their years of experience to propose a new model of the firm that enables organizations to react more quickly and fluidly to today's fast-changing, dynamic business environment. The Intelligent Complex Adaptive System (ICAS), based on research in complexity and neuroscience--and incorporating networking theory and knowledge management; turns the living system metaphor into areality for organizations. The book is filled with new ideas married to practical advice, all embedded within a thorough description of the new organization in terms of structure, culture, strategy, leadership, knowledge workers and integrative competencies. The Bennets combine theory and practice in a new vision of the organization to empower leaders, managers and professionals who must excel in the age of complexity.