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RIVAS TOVAR, Luis Arturo. The ten basic concepts to understand the theory of complexity. Investig. adm. [online]. 2007, vol.36, n.100, pp.75-88.  Epub 06-Mayo-2024. ISSN 2448-7678.

This paper briefly describes the nature and the basic principles that allow us to understand the complexity theory perceived as a set of disciplines. Using the analytical method are briefly described and explained these 10 basic concepts are: non-linearity, chaos, strange attractor, self organization coevolución, emergency networks, hierarchy, autopoiesis and complex adaptive systems. The aim of this work lies in its clarity and simplicity with which it addressed an issue that is often unmanageable and diffuse.

Palabras llave : Theory; implications; organizational management; complex adaptive system.