Chaos and Complexity Theory in Management: An Exploration from a Critical Systems Thinking Perspective

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 387-400

  Ortegón Monroy, Maria Carolina ^a  

^a Lumnifinance   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Chaos and Complexity Theory; Claims; Implications; Incoherencies; Value adding and difficult to embrace points

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY THEORY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

CHAOS THEORY;

EID: 0141789888     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.566     Document Type: Article

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