Self-reinforcing mechanisms and organizational decision making: The case of project prioritization in a financial institution

Self-Reinforcing Processes in and among Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 104-124

  Shollo, Arisa ^a   Constantiou, Ioanna ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

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EID: 84927597186     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230392830     Document Type: Chapter

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