Loosely Coupled Systems: A Reconceptualization

Academy of Management Review - Tập 15 Số 2 - Trang 203-223 - 1990
James Douglas Orton1, Karl E. Weick1
1J. Douglas Orton is a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan. Karl E. Weick is the Rensis Likert Collegiate Professor of organizational psychology and organizational behavior at the University of Michigan. Correspondence regarding this article can be sent to either author at the School of Business Administration, University of Michigan, 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, Ml 48109-1234.

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