Emergent strategic management and planning mechanisms in complex adaptive system

Public Management Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-340

  Bovaird, Tony ^a  

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Author keywords

Complexity; Emergent strategy; Meta planning; Strategic shaping

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149090606     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719030802002741     Document Type: Article

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