Moving toward crisis preparedness: Factors that motivate organizations

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-183

  Kovoor Misra, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0010327532     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1625(96)00061-3     Document Type: Article

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