Emergence: Complexity and Organization

Aims & Scope

Emergence: Complexity & Organization (E:CO) is an international and interdisciplinary conversation about human organizations as complex systems and the implications of complexity science for those organizations.

With a unique format blending the integrity of academic inquiry and the impact of business practice, E:CO integrates multiple perspectives in management theory, research, practice and education.

E:CO is a quarterly online journal published (also available in print) by Emergent Publications in accordance with academic publishing standards and processes.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Emergence as a Construct: History and Issues

  Citation: 623

  Authors: Jeffrey

• Complexity Theory in Organization Science: Seizing the Promise or Becoming a Fad?

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Bill

• Complexity: the Science, its Vocabulary, and its Relation to Organizations

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Michael R.

• What Can We Learn From a Theory of Complexity?

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Paul

• What Is Complexity Science, Really?

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Steven E.

• Special Editors' Introduction: What Is Complexity Science? A View from Different Directions

  Citation: 85

  Authors:

• Complexity and Management: Moving From Fad To Firm Foundations

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Steve, Bill

• Dynamics in Action: Intentional Behavior as a Complex System

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Alicia

• Complexity Science : A Worldview Shift

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Eric B.

• What Enables Self-Organizing Behavior in Businesses

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Henry J.