.... In recent literature, the systemic view emphasizes the complex and self‐organizing features of systems (dynamic), while the earlier approaches focused more on internal feedback (organic) and regulation processes (mechanical) (Ståhle et al., 2003). Change management Organizational development...

...” is growing in explaining both individual firm and collective competitive advantage. Keui‐Hsien Niu can be contacted at: niuk@csus.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Organizational development Competitive advantage Strategic management The initial success of industrial...

..., this paper stimulates non‐traditional thinking in organizational change and leadership. The paper uses the concept of zero as a creative metaphor for organizational development. Findings The paper introduces a systemic, unified, multidimensional, holistic, complex, chaotic and dynamic paradigm...