A longitudinal analysis of technical and organizational uncertainty in management theory

Organization Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 243-265

  Weitz, Ely ^a   Shenhav, Yehouda ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Genealogical analysis; History of organization theory; Managerial ideology; Mechanical engineering and management; Organizational uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039177550     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840600211005     Document Type: Article

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