TY - JOUR
T1 - Diamonds in the rough
T2 - Positive deviance and complexity
AU - Clancy, Thomas R.
PY - 2010/2/1
Y1 - 2010/2/1
N2 - As systems evolve over time, their natural tendency is to become increasingly more complex. Studies in the field of complex systems have generated new perspectives on management in social organizations such as hospitals. Much of this research appears as a natural extension of the cross-disciplinary field of systems theory. This is the 12th in a series of articles applying complex systems science to the traditional management concepts of planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling. This article focuses on the idea of positive deviance and how it can be applied in developing elegant solutions to complex problems.
AB - As systems evolve over time, their natural tendency is to become increasingly more complex. Studies in the field of complex systems have generated new perspectives on management in social organizations such as hospitals. Much of this research appears as a natural extension of the cross-disciplinary field of systems theory. This is the 12th in a series of articles applying complex systems science to the traditional management concepts of planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling. This article focuses on the idea of positive deviance and how it can be applied in developing elegant solutions to complex problems.
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U2 - 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181cb97d9
DO - 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181cb97d9
M3 - Article
C2 - 20124956
AN - SCOPUS:76949095791
SN - 0002-0443
VL - 40
SP - 53
EP - 56
JO - Journal of Nursing Administration
JF - Journal of Nursing Administration
IS - 2
ER -