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The contributionof systemic modeling and complex thinking to the understanding of organnizational precesses. The case of organizational commitment

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  • Marie-José Avenier

    (CERAG - Centre d'études et de recherches appliquées à la gestion - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Marie-Noêlle Albert

    (CERAG - Centre d'études et de recherches appliquées à la gestion - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

This paper presents an ongoing study on organizational commitment. The empirical part of this study is based on qualitative data, which have been gathered via both in situ observations and narratives of practices. Organizational commitment is studied in the theoretical framework of symbolic interactionism. This leads us to consider commitment as a complex dynamic process. Some cognitive tools that can be used to embrace complexity rather than reduce it are laid out, namely various notions and principles of "systemic modeling" and "complex thinking". Some examples are provided which show how these tools can be used to develop actionable knowledge about commitment.

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  • Marie-José Avenier & Marie-Noêlle Albert, 2005. "The contributionof systemic modeling and complex thinking to the understanding of organnizational precesses. The case of organizational commitment," Post-Print halshs-00077929, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00077929
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