β Scribed by Gerrit Broekstra (auth.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Complexity is a consequence of living in a sandpile world....Pages 1-23
Only variety absorbs complexity....Pages 24-49
Top-down decentralization and the folly of power....Pages 50-97
Going against the grain: aborted bottom-up decentralization....Pages 98-118
Common-sense decentralization by working with human natureβnot against it....Pages 119-160
Deep leadership provides the social glue keeping high-variety organizations together....Pages 161-184
Epilogue....Pages 185-191
Back Matter....Pages 192-200
Organization; International Business; Business Strategy/Leadership; Management; Industries; Transportation
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