Complex Phenomena in Orchestras – Metaphors for Leadership and Enterprise

Patrick Beautement; Christine Brönner

Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009, Revised Papers, Part 2

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Complex Phenomena in Orchestras – Metaphors for Leadership and Enterprise

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    author={Patrick Beautement and Christine Br\o{}nner},
    title={Complex Phenomena in Orchestras -- Metaphors for Leadership and Enterprise},
    proceedings={Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009, Revised Papers, Part 2},
    proceedings_a={COMPLEX PART 2},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
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    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_94}
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Patrick Beautement
Christine Brönner
Year: 2012
Complex Phenomena in Orchestras – Metaphors for Leadership and Enterprise
COMPLEX PART 2
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_94

Patrick Beautement¹^,*, Christine Brönner¹^,*

1: The abaci Partnership LLP

*Contact email: patrick@abacipartners.co.uk, christine@abacipartners.co.uk

Abstract

This paper recognises that comparisons have been made between the role of the conductor of an orchestra and leaders of enterprises, but that little note has been taken of how the complex dynamics of orchestras can provide metaphors for transformational and / or evolutionary behaviour in complex enterprises. The paper intends to identify some of the dynamic musical patterns and phenomena that exist in orchestras and show how these can provide insights for other domains where similar complex federated structures emerge ’on-the-fly’ by providing and using a complexity-inspired framework.

Published: 2012-05-11

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_94