Document Type : Research Paper
Abstract
Chaordic organizations are the systems that maintain their activities
between stability and instability, or chaos and order. A perceptive
management of these organizations can lead them to the optimal
dynamical balance state. These organizations are combinations of
many heterogeneous factors continually interacting with each other
and their management is only possible through generative learning.
Chaordic organizations have certain characteristics such as
Organizational Consciousness, Connectivity, Indetermination,
Unpredictability, Flexibility and Continuous Transformation. The aim
of this article is to identify the concepts and variables relating to the
Chaordic organizations’ characteristics. Hence, initially the literature
was reviewed, and then Chaordic attributes were examined in the
instance organization. EFA analysis shows that Chaordic
organizations in IRAN have seven main attributes including:
acceptance of innovations, connectivity, indeterminacy, nonlinearity,
unpredictability, formless structure, and hiring of empowered
employees.
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