Reducing Complexity by Creating Complexity: A Systems Theory Perspective on How Organizations Respond to Their Environments

Organizations have to cope with the complexity of their environment in order to survive. A considerable body of research has shown that organizations may respond to environmental complexity by creating internal complexity – for example, by expanding internal structures and processes. However, resear...

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Published in:	Journal of management studies Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 182 - 208
Main Authors:	Schneider, Anselm, Wickert, Christopher, Marti, Emilio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2017
Subjects:	Alliances Collaboration collaborative complexity Complex systems Complexity Complexity theory Conceptual models corporate social responsibility (CSR) environmental complexity internal complexity Internet interorganizational collaboration Organization theory Organizations Social responsibility Social systems Social systems theory Studies System theory Systems theory Work environment
ISSN:	0022-2380, 1467-6486, 1467-6486
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