4. Autopoiesis Theory Defined: Reveals the relationship between systems and their environments. Borders Bookstores Started as homey, but large, bookstore in Ann Arbor, MI, staffed by book lovers. Hired non-book people and narrowing selection without recognizing corporate identity change.
5. Chaos and Complexity Theory Defined: How ordered patterns of activity can emerge from spontaneous self-organization
6. Chaos and Complexity Theory Defined: How ordered patterns of activity can emerge from spontaneous self-organization Borders Bookstores Attractor of e-books readers ignored Stayed with more dominant attractors - established mindsets and power bases Tried surviving as discrete corporate entity
7. Mutual Causality Theory Defined: Change is enfolded in the strains and tensions found in circular relations.
8. Mutual Causality Theory Defined: Change is enfolded in the strains and tensions found in circular relations. Borders Bookstores Good results with continuous expansion through the early 2000’s reinforced positive feedback loop. Achieved a level of growth that was unsustainable.
10. Dialectical Change Theory Defined: Change is the product of tensions between opposites. Borders Bookstores Opened a website for 2 years, sold it to Amazon, did not open another for 10 years. Decision to not be an internet player embraced a polarized view rather than finding a way to live in internet world.
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Lost its identity - started as a homey, but large, bookstore in Ann Arbor, MI run by book lovers.Began hiring non-book people and narrowing selection gradually. Corporate identity still thought it was maintaining the bookish façade. True 'bookies' realized the change was happening.http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-12/us/first.borders.bookstore.closing_1_borders-rewards-bookstore-woolworth?_s=PM:US'The death and life of great American bookstore'September 12, 2011 By Todd Leopold, CNN
Shows resistance to change to new book formats such as e-books - being led by a more dominant attractor - established mind sets and power bases, tried to survive as a discrete corporate identity rather than adapt. http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-12/us/first.borders.bookstore.closing_1_borders-rewards-bookstore-woolworth?_s=PM:US'The death and life of great American bookstore'September 12, 2011 By Todd Leopold, CNN
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-12/us/first.borders.bookstore.closing_1_borders-rewards-bookstore-woolworth?_s=PM:US'The death and life of great American bookstore'September 12, 2011 By Todd Leopold, CNN
Not an internet player About 10 years ago, Borders handed its internet operations to Amazon and did not relaunch it's own website until 2008. One Chapter Closes... --- Passing of Borders Is Serious Drama For Readers, Authors and Publishers By Mike Spector and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 918 words 20 July 2011Embraces one pole completely - no prescence - rather than finding middle ground.
