A complexity perspective of a meta-organization team
The role of destabilizing and stabilizing tensions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9890819 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephanie T Solansky (0000-0002-3188-8191, University of Houston-Victoria, Victoria, TX, USA,, corresponding author), Tammy E Beck (0000-0002-4908-3076, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA,), Deandra Travis (North American University, Houston, TX, USA), Deandra Villarreal Travis (North American University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1007-1033 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0018726713516373 |
| OpenAlex | W2150113813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 79 |
Organizations face the reality of needing to work with other organizations to share resources and responsibilities in pursuit of common goals. However, there is limited research regarding the complex nature of meta-organizations. Our purpose is to identify how a meta-organization team operates. We define a meta-organization team and rely on complexity theory to explain the dynamics within the meta-organization team we observed. Based on our analysis, this team was exposed to competing tensions that forced the team into a far-from-equilibrium state and allowed the team to be effective. We propose two types of tensions on complex systems: destabilizing and stabilizing. These tensions keep a system between the boundaries of equilibrium and chaos. As a result of this study, we provide details of key findings and implications of these tensions
Economics · Face (sociological concept · Key (lock · Knowledge management · Management · Meta-analysis · Organizational theory · Perspective (graphical · Psychological safety · Sociology · Team effectiveness · Work (physics · Business Strategy and Innovation · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |