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ERIC Number: EJ1243318
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-3894
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Negentropy: Energy Creating Tools for Organizational Development
Carr-Chellman, Ali; Kitchel, Allen; Freeman, Sydney
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v64 n2 p275-279 Mar 2020
Negentropy is a construct drawn from physics that can be conceptualized as the opposite of energy losses associated with normal organizational life. Over time, physical systems tend to "wind down" or entropy, eventually into disintegration. The application of negentropy to social systems, metaphorically, is the primary purpose of this paper--to propose negentropy as a tool to fight energy loss and consequent organizational disintegration. The application of negentropy to organizations and the limitations of that application are explored. Four specific tools for energy-creation are briefly reviewed. The theoretical assertion in this paper is that negentropy can be a powerful tool for sustainable, progressive models of organizational advancement.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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