TY - JOUR
T1 - In search of elegance
T2 - Making the complex simple
AU - Clancy, Thomas R.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
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 article is the 11th 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 elegance and how it can be applied in solving 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 article is the 11th 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 elegance and how it can be applied in solving complex problems.
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U2 - 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181c180af
DO - 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181c180af
M3 - Article
C2 - 19955961
AN - SCOPUS:73449125188
SN - 0002-0443
VL - 39
SP - 507
EP - 510
JO - Journal of Nursing Administration
JF - Journal of Nursing Administration
IS - 12
ER -