Introduction: Chaos, Complexity and Organization Theory

Organization

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-313

  Tsoukas, Haridimos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

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EID: 84990318148     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135050849853001     Document Type: Editorial

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