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Coordination: new ways of harnessing complexity.

Thomas R Clancy¹, Carlene Anteau

¹Professional Services, Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. tom.clancy@mercyic.org

The Journal of Nursing Administration

|April 12, 2008

Summary

Complex systems science offers new insights into managing organizations, particularly in healthcare. This article explores coordination within hospitals using a complex systems approach, building on systems theory principles.

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Published on: May 8, 2021

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.
This study is part of a series applying complex systems science to management functions.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the concept of coordination from a complex systems perspective.
To apply complex systems science to traditional management concepts.
To offer new insights into hospital management.

Main Methods:

Literature review of complex systems theory and its application to management.
Analysis of coordination within social organizations through a complex systems lens.
Extrapolation of systems theory principles to organizational coordination.

Main Results:

Coordination in complex systems is emergent and adaptive, not centrally controlled.
Traditional management models may oversimplify the dynamic nature of coordination.
Complex systems offer a more nuanced understanding of organizational interactions.

Conclusions:

Applying complex systems science enhances the understanding of organizational coordination.
Healthcare management can benefit from complex systems perspectives for improved coordination.
Further research is recommended to integrate complex systems principles into management practices.