A selectionist perspective on systemic and behavioral change in organizations

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 276-293

  Sandaker, Ingunn ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Complex systems; Design; Metacontingencies; Networks; Selection; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449143655     PISSN: 01608061     EISSN: 15408604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01608060903092128     Document Type: Article

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