BUS 694 - Special Topics: Managing Complexity in Business

This course will examine organizations as complex systems, the application of complexity theory to organizations, and the use of ICAS (the Intelligent Complex Adaptive System). Students will develop an understanding of select systems models and the implications of complexity theory for management processes. The models will be applied as tools for assessment, management and design of organizational systems. Modules will include: the essentials of complexity theory for organizations, the ICAS in practice, knowledge solutions, and the probable future of complex systems’ impact on organizations. Students will be required to develop visual representations of system mappings, and expand their thinking of organizational complexity through written reports, discussions, and research.
Lecture
3 Credits