Journal of organizational change management Vol. 15, No. 4, Chaos : applications in organizational change

The primary aim of this introductory article is to set forth a conceptual framework that sheds light on the evolving cosmology and meta‐praxis of organizational change known as Chaos. The author who is also co‐editor of this journal, points out how the five fundamental principles of this emerging worldview can be made both applicable to and actionable in the modern business enterprise. Laurie A. Fitzgerald, PhD is Principal and Senior Practitioner for TheConsultancy, Inc., a US-based firm providing services in organizational designand whole-system transformation to the international business community. Her special expertise is in the facilitation of profound organizational changeinitiatives aimed at the creation of optimally sustainable enterprises. Contents......Page 1 Abstracts and keywords......Page 4 Chaos: the lens that transcends......Page 6 Ethics in organizations: a Chaos perspective......Page 26 The network multilogue......Page 49 Chaos, dialogue and the dolphin’s strategy......Page 58 Reflections......Page 69 Chaos speak......Page 79 Book reviews......Page 91