Emergence in organizations: The reflexive turn

E:CO Emergence: Complexity and Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 47-63

  Goldspink, Christopher ^a   Kay, Robert ^a,b  

^a Incept Labs ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 78549255223     PISSN: 15213250     EISSN: 15217000     Source Type: Journal    
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