The art of continuous change: Linking complexity theory and time-paced evolution in relentlessly shifting organizations

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-34

  Brown, Shona L ^a   Eisenhardt, Kathleen M ^a  

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EID: 0031097789     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2393807     Document Type: Article

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