Theoretical approaches to managing complexity in organizations: A comparative analysis
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Self-organization; Complexity; Organizational cybernetics; Complex adaptive systems; Sciences of complexity;
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- M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
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