Management and the science of complexity: If organizational life is nonlinear, can business strategies prevail?

Research Technology Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 8-10

  Stacey, Ralph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b SWINDEN TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0005730587     PISSN: 08956308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08956308.1996.11671056     Document Type: Review

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