References on fractal geometry and chaos theory LO809

Kevin Dooley (kdooley@maroon.tc.umn.edu)
Mon, 17 Apr 95 12:05:01 -0500

Those interested in management applications of chaos theory should seek out:

* Goldstein, J., The Unshackled Organization, Portland: Productivity Press,
1994.
* Kiel, D., Managing Chaos and Complexity in Government: A New Paradigm for
Managing Change, Innovation, and Organizational Renewal, SF: Jossey-Bass, 1994.
* Priesmeyer, H.R., Organizations and Chaos, West Port CT: Quorum Books, 1992.
* Stacey, R., Managing the Unknowable. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
* Wheatley, M., Leadership and the New Science, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler,
1992.

Some other good books beside Gleick for a general intro to chaos are:

* Briggs, J., and F. Peat, Turbulent Mirror, New York: Harper Row, 1989.
* Lorenz, E., The Essence of Chaos, Seattle: U. of Washington Press, 1993.
* Stewart, I., Does God Play Dice?, London: Basil Blackwell, 1989.

The best book describing the "math" of chaos and fractals at an "engineering
math" (as opposed to Physica D journal type math) level is:

* Peitgen, H., -O, Jurgens, H., and Saupe, D, Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers
of Science. NY: Springer-Verlag, 1992.

IMHO the most intriguing books on complex systems are:

* Cohen, J., and I. Stewart, The Collapse of Chaos, New York: Viking, 1994.
* Gell-Mann, M., The Quark and the Jaguar, New York: Freeman and Co., 1994.
* Lewin, R., Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos, New York: MacMillan, 1992.
* Maturana, H. and F. Varela, The Tree of Knowledge (Boston: Shambhala, 1992).
* Prigogine, I., and I. Stengers, Order Out of Chaos, New York: Bantam Books,
1984.
* Waldrop, M.M., Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Chaos, New
York: Simon and Schuster, 1992

Hope that helps!

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