Towards a complexity theory of strategy

Management Decision

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 839-850

  Pina Cunha, Miguel ^a   Vieira Cunha, Joao ^a  

^a NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Complexity theory; Organizational processes; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746689704     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740610680550     Document Type: Article

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