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Chaos and Complexity — The Way to Transform Organisations Ready for the Next Century: Insights from a Case Stufy of the Open University

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  1. Centre for Complexity and Change, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK

    Elizabeth McMillan-Parsons

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  1. Nottingham Business School, Teent University, Nottingham, UK

    Adrian M. Castell

  2. Lincoln School of Management, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, Lincoln, UK

    Amanda J. Gregory , Giles A. Hindle , Mathew E. James  & Gillian Ragsdell , ,  & 

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McMillan-Parsons, E. (2002). Chaos and Complexity — The Way to Transform Organisations Ready for the Next Century: Insights from a Case Stufy of the Open University. In: Castell, A.M., Gregory, A.J., Hindle, G.A., James, M.E., Ragsdell, G. (eds) Synergy Matters. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47467-0_18

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