The paper presents network theory and complexity theory in the context of organization and management sciences. Both …, interactions, and inter-dependencies (network theory) and as a self-organizing, complex adaptive system (complexity theory). A …

1. Contingency theory, dynamic fit, and contracts / Richard M. Burton, Børge Obel, and Dorthe Hakonsson -- 2 …-level contingency theory to reconcile contradictions between lower-level theories / William Egelhoff and Joachim Wolf -- 7. "Managers to … the rescue!" : evaluating the legacy of stewardship theory from an institutional perspective / Jaco Lok, Hokyu Hwang, and …

Paradoxes emerge everywhere in organizational theory and management practice. This book is a theoretically grounded … contributes new knowledge on how and why the paradox concept was introduced into management theory, how and why conflicting ideals …