Integrating modernist and postmodernist perspectives on organizations: A complexity science bridge

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 415-433

  Esade, Max ^a   McKelvey, Bill ^b  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77953337353     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.35.3.zok415     Document Type: Review

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