Table of Contents

The Edge of Organization Chaos and Organization Organization at the Edge Shifting Historical Premises to the Edge of Chaos A Nonlinear Redaction of Open Systems Structural Contingency Theory Differentiation and Awareness Footprints of Complexity The Nature of Order Resource Dependency The Emergence of Order Organizations in Wonderland Enacted Environment Coupling at the Edge Darwin and Organizations, Goats and Monkeys Pushing the Envelope Limiting Organizational Expansion Changing Complex Organizations Stability and Change at the Edge Researching Social Chaos and Complexity Epilogue on Einstein's Island