It's Not Complicated: The Art and Science of Complexity in Business

Rick Nason

Published by University of Toronto Press 2017

It's Not Complicated

The Art and Science of Complexity in Business

Rick Nason

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487514778

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About this book

It’s Not Complicated offers a paradigm shift for business professionals looking for simplified solutions to complex problems. Rick Nason introduces the principles of “complexity thinking” which empower managers to understand, correlate, and explain a diverse range of business phenomena.

Author / Editor information

Nason Rick :

Rick Nason is an associate professor of finance in the Rowe School of Business at Dalhousie University.

Reviews

David M. Darst, CFA, Former Chief Investment Strategist of Morgan Stanley Global Wealth Management:

"In his typically engaging, straightforward, nontechnical style, with clear and understandable examples and frameworks, Rick Nason here draws upon his vast academic and consulting experience to deliver indispensably compelling insights into the differences between simple, complicated, and complex processes and systems, enabling professionals to identify, understand, deal with, and exploit complexity in the business and investment realm. This is a book that should be used frequently by anyone seeking to successfully navigate the technological, social, economic, and political peripeteia of modern life."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxiii
1. Introduction to Systems and Complexity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. The False Axioms of Business Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
3. It’s Not Complicated Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
4. The Wonders of Complexity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
5. Managing Complexity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
6. The Complexity of Strategic Planning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
7. The Complex Economy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
8. Risk Management and Complexity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
9. The Complex Future Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 248
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eBook

Published: April 19, 2017
ISBN: 9781487514778