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100			_aAshmos, Donde P. et al.
245			_aWhat a mess.' participation as a simple managerial rule to `complexity' organizations.
260			_c2002
300			_ap.189-206.
362			_aMar
520			_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.
650			_aOrganizations
650			_aManagement
773			_aJournal of Management Studies
909			_a53602
999			_c53602 _d53602