Chaos, Complexity and Leadership 2014

This work represents the third entry of the series of works on Chaos, Complexity and Leadership. Contents of the book are composed from broad range of chaos, complexity and their applications in multi disciplines. Articles reflect different perspectives in the field of applied nonlinear methods, modeling of data and simulations as well as theoretical achievements of chaos and complex systems. In addition to this, readers are going to find new applications in leadership and management of chaos and complexity theory such as in fields from education to politics. It is completely new and fresh piece of mind for readers who are interested in chaos, complexity and especially leadership.

Contains unique work on applications of chaos theory in the social sciences Applies latest developments in complexity to management and leadership theory Network dynamics as applied to management

Inhalt
1 Understanding Recep Tayyip Erdoan and Turkey with Plasma as a Metaphor of the Fourth State of Matter.- 2 Language and Discourse as a Leadership Tool in Chaos Environment.- 3 Understanding The New Generation Universities: Learning, Teaching and Managing.- 4 Chaotic Awareness and Simulacra in the Recent Emergence of the Self-Organized Multitude.- 5 A Holistic Approach to Comprehending the Complexity of the Post-growth era: The Emerging Profile.- 6 Emerging Leadership Strategies for Complex Times.- 7 Does Everyone in Turkey Benefit from Health Services with General Health Insurance?.- 8 A Classical Approach to Modeling of Coal Mine Data.- 9 A Unique Classification on Adults: Adult-Child, Adult-Adolescence, Adult-Adult Different Perspective on Leadership.- 10 A Complex Adaptive System Framework for Management and Marketing Studies.- 11 Females Complex Leading Roles in the Game of Thrones through Semiotics.- 12 The Effect of Social Media and Social Networking on Perceptions of Leadership and Leaders.- 13 Political Violence in Plural Democracies: A Comparative Study of Uganda and Kenya.- 14 Assuming an Epistemology of Emergence: Classrooms as Complex Adaptive Systems.- 15 Part I: The Headscarf Ban in Turkey.- 16 Part II: The Effects of Headscarf Ban on the Professional Headscarved Women.- 17 Social Network Analysis: A Brief Introduction to the Theory.- 18 Students' Activity as a Pedagogical Clause in the Formation of Leadership Skills.- 19 Role of the Leaders' in Mobbing Cases as a Chaotic Phenomenon.- 20 Chaotic Situations in Information Management Process.- 21 Complexity of Measuring Advertising Efficiency: An Application of DEA Method in Turkey.- 22 Risk Society and Humanity.- 23 Investment Behaviors of Businesses on Ad and R&D according to Their Sizes: Food, Beverage and Tobacco Sector in Turkey.- 24. Transformation towards Entrepreneurialism in Turkish Universities: A Dilemma and Critical Evaluation.- 25 Leadership Styles and Performance of Academic Staff in Public Universities in Uganda.- 26 Complexity of Managing Educational Resource Centres in Higher Institutions of Learning.- 27 Barriers and Challenges of Distance Learning in Turkey and the demand for Distance Education Centres (UEM).- 28 Organizational Identity Management and Chaos;.- 29 Green Supply Chain Method in Healthcare Institutions.-30 Non-equilibrium Processes in the Psychological Adaptation of Developing Personality.- 31 The Uncoordinated Proliferation of International Courts and Tribunals in the Context of Complexity Theory.- 32 Approaches to Ecological Student's Competence within the Transition to Green Economics.- 33 Complexity in Provision of Guidance and Counseling Services in Secondary Schools in Uganda.- 34 Leadership Training of Preschool Children in a Family Environment.- 35 Learning, Knowledge and Impact Assessment from the Perspective of Complexity and Chaos.- 36 Complexity of Adopting Behaviourism Learning Theories among Primary School Students.- 37 Hampton Machine Tool Company-Fillmore.- 38 Parameter Estimation of Nonlinear Response Surface Models by Using Genetic Algorithm and Unscented Kalman Filter.- 39 Application of Complexity Theory as Recipe for the Chaotic Nigerian Educational System: Exploration in the Context of Sustainability.- 40 A Comparative Analysis of Sukuk and Conventional Bonds.- 41 Coping Mechanisms of Effective Leaders in Chaotic and Complex Educational Settings.- 42 Rethinking the Management of Secondary Schools in a Chaotic External Environment.- 43 The Teaching of Chaotic Events in Social Studies Textbooks of Turkey and Germany: World War I.- 44 A Research on the Reviews of the Social Science Teachers who Serve in Turkey and Germany about Chaotic Situations they Encounter in Class.- 45 Management of Students' Discipline in a Drug and Substance Abuse-Laden School Environment.- 46 Efficiency of Private Pension Companies in Turkey using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).- 47 Pivoting on Chaos and Disorder, Reflection on Events Steering the World of Politics in Social Sciences Course Books (Turkey and USA Example).