Chaos and Transformation Theories: A Theoretical Analysis with Implications for Organization Theory and Public Management

Farazmand﻿, Ali

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“…Nevertheless, changes are not linear or systemic as they had been in the past. Rather, socio-economic development conditions today are more complex and non-equilibrium in nature (Farazmand, 2003). The simplest reason is that the impacts which stem from either economic or social issues in a given country will have spill-over effects both on each other and on other parts of the world.…”

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Administrative Turbulence: Origins of the Origin

Siriprasertchok¹,

Pimoljinda²

2012

Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Public Management (ICPM-2012)

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This article focuses on the origins of administrative turbulence, especially in the face of non-linear dynamic change of current socio-economic conditions. An argument made by this article is that the key parameter catalyzing such turbulence results mainly from the interaction between the government"s decision-making and the utilization of academic disciplines. Under the surface of this is that an interdisciplinary approach to policy decision-making and administration is applied only when such disciplines can contribute to the government"s policy discourses on economic development projects, and thereby leaving behind equilibrium of development and sustainability. Also involved is the divergence among academic disciplines in contributing to the government"s policy design and decisionmaking process, mostly caused by the unconformity of their principles and methods.

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Section: Origins Of the Originmentioning

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“…Related to these, as mentioned earlier, are the administrative reforms aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the existing state apparatus for the purpose of international comparative advantage (Farazmand, 2003;Hughes, 2003, 50-51;Denhardt & Denhardt, 2007, 42-43;Ostrom, 2007).…”

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Administrative Turbulence: Origins of the Origin

Siriprasertchok¹,

Pimoljinda²

2012

Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Public Management (ICPM-2012)

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“…Although adopting short range planning could lead to minimize errors in predictions, it may lead at the same time to losing some of the benefits of long range planning Farazmand (2003) has gone further by asking for an overall revision of present administrative theories and models so as to better fit the ongoing non-linear environmental dynamics.…”

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“…In order to explore the viability of recommending an entrepreneurial leadership model for Arab universities in the ongoing environmental non-linear changes, characteristics of the non-linear dynamic environment as stated in related references (Drucker 1994, Kiel 1989, Albrecht 2002, Pink 2005, Farazmand 2003, Shelton et al 2005, Glass 1996, McConkey 1988 are compared with characteristics of the entrepreneurial leadership as pointed out in related references (Shapero 1975, Vesper 1980, Hisrich et al 2005, Ronstadt 1984, James 2003, Malhotra 1996, Marquardt 2002 as shown in Table 1. Non-linear and unsystematic environmental changes usually lead to n0n-linear and unsystematic demands and supplies coming from the environment tonthe concerned organization.…”

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Entrepreneurial Leadership in Arab Universities: Perspective in the Age of Globalization and Non-Linear Environmental Changes

Alaraji¹

2015

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“…Such systems need to be adaptable to both grow and survive. In this sense, change is a core concept in systems theory, although the theory maintains that a system's natural tendency is to maintain stability at almost any cost (Farazmand 2004). In relation to career development, systems theory would therefore advocate examination of the relationships and interconnections between an individual's career trajectory and contextual factors including her family, her friends, her workplace and the broader political environment.…”

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Valuing complex and diverse career pathways: the career trajectories and career-related choices of early career practitioners

Turner¹

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Historically, career was understood to be a static, linear concept concerned primarily with paid employment. More recently, broader conceptualisations of career have extended its meaning to incorporate all aspects and roles of an individual's life and to acknowledge its inherently complex, individual, dynamic and contextual nature. Change, now recognised as a key characteristic of career, underpins choice-making processes, which are influenced by a range of factors, including broad contextual issues like labour market trends, in addition to more personal concerns such as family circumstances. This thesis explored the career trajectories of early career professionals (ECPs) employed in the Health Care and Social Assistance (HCSA) industry. Specifically, the aims of the study were to investigate how ECPs describe their career trajectories and account for their careerrelated choices, to identify important attractors and deterrents in relation to career-related choices, and to explore the relevance and usefulness of chaos theory to this topic.In particular, the author sought to understand how the career trajectories of ECPs develop in the context of complex systems including the family, organisations and the broader society. The conceptual approach chosen for its potential to capture this complexity was chaos theory. Three principles of chaos theory were explored. First, chaotic systems change with time and are characterised by randomness and variation. Second, they are sensitive to initial conditions. Finally, their functioning and level of change is affected by several types of attractors.The context of this study was Queensland's non-government mental health sector (NGMHS).Challenges currently facing the broader mental health sector include inadequate responses to consumer needs, difficulties in recruiting and retaining skilled mental health professionals, an ageing workforce, and increasing reliance on non-government organisations (NGOs). Early career professionals employed within Queensland's NGMHS were chosen as the subjects of this study for their documented characteristics, which include high career mobility, variable work readiness, overand under-qualifications, and disparities between their expectations and the realities of employment.Their potential to both exacerbate and to counter challenges faced by Queensland's NGMHS made focusing on these ECPs compelling. Recent calls for Australia to enhance its long-term economic sustainability in the global context by concentrating more on developing the service economy, rather than the commodities sector, provided added impetus for this study.A qualitative, exploratory methodology was adopted. The research design involved a two-phase study consisting of concept maps and individual autobiographical interviews. Participants comprised 25Page 2 of 309 ECPs who had completed university studies in the five years prior to 2012 and who were employed in Queensland's NGMHS. Data were analysed thematically, using both inductive and deductive approaches.Early career ...

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Chaos and Transformation Theories: A Theoretical Analysis with Implications for Organization Theory and Public Management

Cited by 110 publications

References 78 publications

Administrative Turbulence: Origins of the Origin

Administrative Turbulence: Origins of the Origin

Entrepreneurial Leadership in Arab Universities: Perspective in the Age of Globalization and Non-Linear Environmental Changes

Valuing complex and diverse career pathways: the career trajectories and career-related choices of early career practitioners

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