Leading Emergence

Jeffrey Goldstein, James K. Hazy and Benyamin B. Lichtenstein

Chapter Chapter 4 in Complexity and the Nexus of Leadership, 2010, pp 75-100 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract One of the most powerful findings of nonlinear science concerns the phenomenon of emergence: the coming into being of new structures, practices, and processes. In organizations, emergence is the basis for innovation. Emergence is a central process within the nexus of leadership, precisely because it occurs through an integration of “bottom-up” organizing and the “top-down” influences of generative leadership. Taken in combination, various processes of emergence yield true novelty, such as the creation of a new venture or a renewed organization in whole or in part. Because the resulting forms emerge from the application of changing external constraints on the system’s own capabilities and history, what “emerges” can be far more adaptive than would have otherwise been possible solely through a top-down design.

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Functional Executive; Complexity Science; Generative Leadership; National Brand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230107717_4

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