TY - GEN
T1 - A case study of applying complexity leadership theory in thales UK
AU - Gilbert, Dawn
AU - Shrieves, Laura
AU - Yearworth, Mike
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Organisations with core capabilities in systems engineering solution development often fail to meet delivery expectations in terms of cost and timeframe. This outcome is viewed as an emergent property of the development organisation, which can be considered a Complex Adaptive System (CAS). The context needed to support complex technical innovation within the organisational CAS appears to be in conflict with a hierarchical bureaucracy in development organisations, whose methods and approaches are best suited to simple and complicated contexts. The paper identifies Complexity Leadership Theory (CLT) as a framework that may offer a way forward in this space. The paper describes two industry-based case studies that sought to practically apply CLT, and provides insights that may be useful to other industrialists interested in applying CLT within their contexts.
AB - Organisations with core capabilities in systems engineering solution development often fail to meet delivery expectations in terms of cost and timeframe. This outcome is viewed as an emergent property of the development organisation, which can be considered a Complex Adaptive System (CAS). The context needed to support complex technical innovation within the organisational CAS appears to be in conflict with a hierarchical bureaucracy in development organisations, whose methods and approaches are best suited to simple and complicated contexts. The paper identifies Complexity Leadership Theory (CLT) as a framework that may offer a way forward in this space. The paper describes two industry-based case studies that sought to practically apply CLT, and provides insights that may be useful to other industrialists interested in applying CLT within their contexts.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044196189&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-26109-6_15
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-26109-6_15
M3 - Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
AN - SCOPUS:85044196189
T3 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Complex Systems Design and Management, CSD and M 2015
SP - 199
EP - 211
BT - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Complex Systems Design and Management, CSD and M 2015
A2 - Bonjour, Eric
A2 - Auvray, Gerard
A2 - Bocquet, Jean-Claude
A2 - Krob, Daniel
A2 - Bocquet, Jean-Claude
PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
T2 - 6th International Conference on Complex Systems Design and Management, CSD and M 2015
Y2 - 23 November 2015 through 25 November 2015
ER -