Navigating Organizational Complexity: Resilience and Adaptability from Black Swans to Green (Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society)

Navigating Organizational Complexity: Resilience and Adaptability from Black Swans to Green explores the challenges of contemporary management in an era defined by unpredictability, complexity, and environmental volatility.Drawing on Nassim Taleb’s metaphor of the “black swan”, this book expands this concept to include a typology of transformative events: Black Swans (negative and unexpected), White Swans (positive and unexpected), Gray Swans (known but neglected threats), and Green Swans (long-term environmental megatrends).Through interdisciplinary analysis, it examines how organizations can build resilience, adapt to uncertainty, and thrive in the face of disruption.It offers practical tools and frameworks for strategic foresight, leadership, and risk management, making it an essential resource for navigating the complexities of the modern business environment.Key features include an innovative approach to the “black swan” metaphor, integrating concepts such as antifragility, organi