Complexity, coupling, control and change: An it based extension to normal accident theory

Proceedings - Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1089-1094

  Lally, Laura ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOB DESCRIPTIONS; SYSTEM FAILURES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1642580663     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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