Emerging order in CAS theory: Mapping some perspectives

Kybernetes

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1016-1029

  Wallis, Steven E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cybernetics; Organizations; Systems theory

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SYSTEM THEORY;

COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPONENT CONCEPT; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ELECTRONIC DATABASE; MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE;

EDUCATION;

EID: 51349091547     PISSN: 0368492X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03684920810884388     Document Type: Article

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