Beyond Panglossian theory: Strategic capital investing in a complex adaptive world

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 261-283

  Mouck, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 0034165455     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00049-5     Document Type: Article

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