Problem-solving in organizations: A methodological handbook for business students

Problem-Solving in Organizations: A Methodological Handbook for Business Students

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-183

  Van Aken, Joan Ernst ^a   Berends, Hans ^a   Van Der Bij, Hans ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84926108272     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511618413     Document Type: Book

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