Complexity and the rise of distributed control in operations management

The SAGE Handbook of Complexity and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 418-435

  Azadegan, Arash ^a   Dooley, Kevin J ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84892409563     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781446201084.n24     Document Type: Chapter

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