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Planning: what we can learn from complex systems science.

Thomas R Clancy1

  • 1Professional Services, Mercy Hospital, 500 E. Market Street, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. tom.clancy@mercyic.org

The Journal of Nursing Administration
|October 5, 2007
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Complex systems science offers new insights into managing organizations like hospitals. This article applies complex systems theory to the management concept of planning.

Area of Science:

  • Complex systems science
  • Systems theory
  • Organizational management

Background:

  • Systems naturally increase in complexity over time.
  • Complex systems science provides novel management perspectives for social organizations, including hospitals.
  • This research extends the principles of systems theory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the management concept of planning through the lens of complex systems science.
  • To initiate a 5-part series on applying complex systems science to traditional management functions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and theoretical application of complex systems principles.
  • Analysis of planning within the framework of complex systems dynamics.

Main Results:

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  • Planning in complex systems differs from traditional, linear approaches.
  • Understanding system complexity is crucial for effective planning.

Conclusions:

  • Complex systems science offers a valuable framework for rethinking traditional management practices, starting with planning.
  • Future articles will address organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling.