Co-evolution Path Model (CePM): Sustaining enterprises as complex systems on the edge of chaos

Cybernetics and Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 547-567

  Kandjani, Hadi ^a,b   Tavana, Madjid ^c,d   Bernus, Peter ^b   Nielsen, Sue ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

coevolution path model (CePM); complexity; cybernetics; edge of chaos; enterprise architecture (EA)

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS; COMPLEXITY; COMPLEXITY MANAGEMENT; CYBERNETIC THEORIES; EDGE OF CHAOS; ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE; PATH MODELS; VIABLE SYSTEM MODEL;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84940344200     PISSN: 01969722     EISSN: 10876553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01969722.2014.945315     Document Type: Article

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