Transcending organisational autism in the UN system response to HIV-AIDS in Africa

Kybernetes

Volumn 35, Issue , 2006, Pages 10-24

  Espinosa, Angela ^a   Leonard, Allenna ^a   Clarke, John G i ^a  

^a Icosindaba Development Associates   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Cybernetics; International organizations; Leadership

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DOUBLE-LOOP LEARNING; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCES; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PARADOX OF PLENTIES;

DISEASES;

EID: 33645225948     PISSN: 0368492X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03684920610640191     Document Type: Article

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