Interdependence and adaptability: Organizational learning and the long-term effect of integration

Management Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 446-463

  Sorenson, Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer workstations; Organizational failure; Organizational growth; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; MANAGERS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTABILITY; INTERDEPENDENCE; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 0042703915     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.49.4.446.14418     Document Type: Article

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