William H. Starbuck
In J. G. March (Ed.), Handbook of Organizations: 451-533. Chicago: Rand McNally
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p.481 Inability to foresee the future and difficulty in coping with unanticipated events are hardly unique to organizations.
p.497 The idea that complexity varies with "the degree of connectedness between its components" has been a standard part of the complexity discussions.
