Content migration
Please note that we are in the process of migrating our 20+ year archive from PDF to markdown to make our content more accessible on mobile devices. This process has required a lot more of our limited resources than anticipated. We apologize to all our authors and readers for not having all past content yet available on this site. We expected to be completed by the end of April, 2022, after which all archival content will be searchable and readily viewable in mobile friendly formats.
The migration process is our top priority at the moment. A regular publication cycle is expected to begin again at the end of April, 2022.
Volume 22 - Upcoming articles
PHILOSOPHY
Complexity
Biologists and cyberneticians Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela over a period of some 30 years developed a paradigm challenging body of work known as autopoietic theory or the biology of cognition, which Fritjof Capra wrote of as one of three fo... Read More
PHILOSOPHY
Conversation and complexity
The aim of this paper to show that organizations are complex because the conversational or linguistic interactions between people, are complex. Because they are complex, conversations are a constant, inexhaustible but unpredictable source of differen... Read More
ACADEMIC
Evaluating a mindfulness program in a middle school
Mindfulness practice is gradually being recognized as an important strategy for supporting overall wellbeing to cope in a world shaped by constant change. The school environment is no exception. This paper reports on the outcomes of a mindfulness pro... Read More
with SUE SMITH
ACADEMIC
Are you complexity-minded?
This article describes the development and initial validation of an instrument of individual worldview which incorporates the three constructs which primarily differentiate worldview - level of explanation, causation, and observation, which are deepl... Read More
with BEN WILSON MARK CASE JACOB WELCH
ACADEMIC
A systems approach to exploring institutional absorptive capacity and adaptability
An important ability of institutions is their capacity to recognize new external knowledge so that they can revitalize outdated routines and stay clear of institutional lock in. However not much is known about what determines the absorptive capacity ... Read More
PHILOSOPHY
Continuing the conversation between organization theory and hermeneutics
The article aims at expanding the conversation between organization theory and philosophy in the context of complexity studies. The focus is on a new study by Christiaan Maasdorp on the significance of Paul Ricoeur's concept of a narrative identity f... Read More
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