Exploring the metaphor of connectivity: Attributes, dimensions and duality

Organization Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-144

  Kolb, Darl G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Duality; Metaphor; Socio technical

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849000542     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840607084574     Document Type: Article

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