Educational institution reform: Insights from the Complexity-Intelligence strategy

Human Systems Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Ng, Pak Tee ^a   Liang, Thow Yick ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Collective intelligence; Complex adaptive dynamic; Complexity; Complexity Intelligence strategy; Connectivity; Edge of chaos; Interdependency; Mindfulness; Nonlinearity; Organizational learning; Orgmindfulness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; ADAPTIVE DYNAMICS; COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCES; EDGE OF CHAOS; NON-LINEARITY; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 77950524437     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/HSM-2010-0709     Document Type: Article

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