How large should a complex system be? An application in organizational teams

Complexity

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 54-70

  Millhiser, William P ^a   Solow, Daniel ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex systems; Management; NK model; Organization theory; Team division; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247118255     PISSN: 10762787     EISSN: 10990526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cplx.20172     Document Type: Article

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