Organizational transformation and strategic learning in high risk, high complexity environments

Technovation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-103

  Carayannis, Elias G ^a  

^a Management of Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Dissipative Structures; Management of Technology; Organizational Transformation; Strategic Learning

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE DUAL NATURE PARADOX; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0033080206     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(98)00082-0     Document Type: Article

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