Coping with an uncertain world: The relationship between excellence and complexity theories

The Future of Excellence in Public Relations and Communication Management: Challenges for the Next Generation

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 119-134

  Murphy, Priscilla ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410613967     Document Type: Chapter

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