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DNA Wales is researching natural-systems within which we live and work. From this research we are producing scholarly papers, journal articles and books to help disseminate some of the key DNA Wales learning and insights to a wider audience. A selection of scholarly publications, written by the DNA Wales Academic Group, are detailed below according to subject area.

Complex Adaptive Systems

A Complexity Approach to Co-Creating an Innovative Environment
Eve Mitleton-Kelly Complexity Research London School of Economics & Visiting Professor Open University. This paper explores the creation of new order using the principles of complexity and the concepts of creativity and innovation.

An MRP Investigation through Systemic Intervention: A South Wales Manufacturing Example
Paul. T. Thomas (2004), paper presented at the British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference. The Purpose of the research was to investigate the issues surrounding a Materials and Requirements Planning System (MRP).

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The Adaptive Supply Chain: Embracing Reality..
Dr Paul Thomas and Dr Rachel Mason-Jones (2006) The Adaptive Supply Chain: Embracing Reality. Working paper currently under journal peer review.

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Emergence

Co-Evolutionary Integration The Co-creation of a New Organisational Form Following a Merger or Acquisition
E. Mitleton-Kelly Director Complexity Research Programme London School of Economics, UK Visiting Professor Open University, UK. The paper will use two examples of mergers and acquisitions to illustrate a successful and a dysfunctional application of post-merger integration, seen from a complexity theory perspective.

Governance & Leadership

Worldviews, Moral Templates, Scripts, Symbols and Norms: Welsh Culture and the Role of the National Assembly for Wales
Dr Howell, Professor of Governance and Leadership (Plymouth) and Jean Monnet Fellow (Glamorgan Business School). This paper analyses strategic decision-making, worldviews and moral templates in the National Assembly for Wales (NAW) in relation to wider cultural perspectives.