Editorial: Complexity theory and administrative learning-Adaptive practices in complex governance systems

Emergence: Complexity and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Meek, Jack W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE   (United States)

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EID: 84897394488     PISSN: 15213250     EISSN: 15217000     Source Type: Journal    
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