Learning to improvise, improvising to learn: A process of responding to complex environments

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-147

  Chelariu, Cristian ^a   Johnston, Wesley J ^a   Young, Louise ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 10344259147     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(00)00149-1     Document Type: Article

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