This essay elaborates on the usefulness of embracing complexity theory, modeling outcomes rather than directionality …, and modeling complex rather than simple outcomes in strategic management. Complexity theory includes the tenet that most …

subjecting the revenue-complexity, revenue-elasticity and flypaper hypotheses to pooled time-series, cross-sectional analysis of … provided for the revenue-complexity hypothesis, strong evidence exists for the flypaper effect, and virtually no empirical …

This conceptual paper investigates how the metaphorical use of concepts from complexity theory may impact the way we …, borrowed from complexity theory are presented. Fractal thinking allows self-similarity through the constants of initial …

There is increasing agreement that understanding complexity is important for project management because of difficulties … associated with decision-making and goal attainment which appear to stem from complexity. However the current operational … complexity can be measured in a robust manner that takes account of structural, dynamic and interaction elements. Thematic …

recent years has introduced new challenges. One challenge concerns dealing with the ever-growing complexity of business … process models. Mechanisms for dealing with this complexity can be classified into two categories: i) those that are solely …

accompanied by an increase in language complexity. In practice many organizations choose to only use a subset of the available … restriction affects the expressiveness and complexity of the resulting modeling vocabulary. We compare our empirical findings with …

complex projects. At the same time, complexity in and of projects has emerged as a theme for discussion and debate in response … projects and project complexity in practice. This paper reports on research, undertaken with support from the Project … landscape of “complexity theory” and illuminating those developments within it that have high relevance to project management …