Strengthening the focus on business results: The need for systems approaches in Organizational Behavior Management

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-107

  Hyten, Cloyd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Business results; Organizational performance; Systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049188043     PISSN: 01608061     EISSN: 15408604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01608060902874526     Document Type: Article

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