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Karen Stephenson's argument for heterarchy is a provocative idea, yet in an incomplete one. The author suggests some areas where he thinks Stephenson's argument needs further elaboration. These should be considered as constructive suggestions for her future work and longer articles or even a book she might write on this topic. These are: 1. The implied duality needs to be made explicit. 2. The relationships between organizational forms needs to be clarified. 3. The role of information technology needs to be explained. 4. The importance of heterarchy to understanding the collapse of the financial markets needs to be demonstrated. 5. The way in which heterarchies can be made forces for good need to be identified.
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Early Stages of a Journey
Karen Stephenson's "argument for heterarchy" is a provocative idea, yet an incomplete one. Before elaborating on why I think it is incomplete, let me elaborate a bit on t...
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