01046pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002800040245009100068260000900159300001500168362000800183520064200191650001800833650001500851773003400866180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAshmos, Donde P. et al.  aWhat a mess.' participation as a simple managerial rule to `complexity' organizations.  c2002  ap.189-206.  aMar  aThis paper adopts a view of organizations as complex adaptive systems and makes a case for making organizations more complex internally through the use of a fairly simple managerial rule - using participative decision making.  Participation in decision making enhances connectivity in organizations, which in turn, gives the organization the opportunity to self-organize and co-evolve in more effective ways than when there is minimal connectivity (i.e., autocracy).  The paper uses a specific body of research to support the arguments about why participation can benefit the practice of management in modern organizations. - Reproduced.  aOrganizations  aManagement  aJournal of Management Studies