Complexity in business environments

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 236-241

  Vasconcelos, Flávio C ^a   Ramirez, Rafael ^b  

^a FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competence; Complexity; Context; Environment; Management; Process

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751575920     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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