A chemistry of organization: Combinatory analysis and design

Organization Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 459-485

  Grandori, Anna ^a,b   Furnari, Santi ^a,b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boolean algebra; Complementarity; Configurational approach; Fit; Organization design

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749097804     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840607088023     Document Type: Article

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