TY - JOUR
AU - Simerly, Robert G.
AB - I: 4 I FUTURISM Developing New Leadership Skills \, Robert 0. Simerly Dealing with Increasing oday's organizations are experienc- Levels of Ambiguity ing fundamental, far-reaching change unprecedented in history. It is important to acknowledge that our organiza- Leaders are constantly bombarded tions are becoming more and more ambiguous with demands from clients for additional goods, because of goals that are harder to measure. The products, and services. Participation in decision number of stakeholders or influential people who making has come to be considered as valuable as have to be satisfied is increasing. Organizations the decisions that are actually made. Educational have experienced fundamental changes related to organizations are pressed for more educational decentralization and the sharing of power and services at lower costs delivered faster and, as a input into decision making. result, are in a constant state of turmoil, conflict, A key element in stratonomics is acknowledg- ambiguity, and change. ing that our organizations will never become less Traditional models of leadership and decision complex. The levels of ambuiguity will always making are not adequate for these new demands increase. This is the permanent fact of organiza- and challenges. New models, concepts, language, tional life. Peter Vaill, in 
TI - S.T.R.A.T.O.N.O.M.I.C.S
JF - Adult Learning
DO - 10.1177/104515959000100407
DA - 1990-01-01
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SP - 19
EP - 22
VL - 1
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -