A quantum metric of organizational performance: Terrorism and counterterrorism

Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-281

  Lawless, W F ^a   Bergman, Margo ^b   Louçã, Jorge ^c   Kriegel, Nicole N ^d   Feltovich, Nick ^e  

^a PAINE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Economics   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^d AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Organization theory; Quantum models; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC WARFARES; COUNTER TERRORISM; ORGANIZATION THEORY; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; QUANTUM MODELS; TERRORIST ORGANIZATION; TRADITIONAL MODELS; WESTERN CIVILIZATION;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

TERRORISM;

EID: 34547107601     PISSN: 1381298X     EISSN: 15729346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10588-006-9005-4     Document Type: Article

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