On requisitely holistic understanding of sustainable development from business viewpoints

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 421-436

  Potocan, Vojko ^a   Mulej, Matjaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Business; Requisite holism; Sustainable development; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843050413     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SPAA.0000005489.26260.05     Document Type: Review

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