Temporary, emergent interorganizational collaboration in unexpected circumstances: A study of the Columbia space shuttle response effort

Organization Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1234-1252

  Beck, Tammy E ^a   Plowman, Donde Ashmos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Interorganizational relationships; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904904486     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2013.0888     Document Type: Article

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