The tyranny of small steps: A reoccurring behaviour in management

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-43

  Haraldsson, Hörour V ^a   Sverdrup, Harald U ^a   Belyazid, Salim ^a   Holmqvist, Johan ^b   Gramstad, Robin C J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWECO AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Archetypes; Management; Planning; Reoccurring behaviour; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

ARCHETYPES; REOCCURRING BEHAVIOUR; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TOLERANCE ZONES; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES;

FITS AND TOLERANCES; MANAGEMENT; PLANNING;

TRANSPARENCY;

EID: 55449102245     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.859     Document Type: Article

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