Surprise and its causes in business administration and strategic studies

International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-349

  Bar Joseph, Uri ^a   Sheaffer, Zachary ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 85006570578     PISSN: 08850607     EISSN: 15210561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08850609808435380     Document Type: Article

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