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Thus , choices within an organization are produced by preferences . If something
happened , someone wanted it to happen . Different intentions will produce
different outcomes . Better intentions will produce better outcomes . The converse
...
Thus , choices within an organization are produced by preferences . If something
happened , someone wanted it to happen . Different intentions will produce
different outcomes . Better intentions will produce better outcomes . The converse
...
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2 The Slope of the Field Low salience produced a wandering history . This
wandering was , however , not random . We believe that the studies described
above suggest some significant implications of the ideas of anarchy and
decisions as ...
2 The Slope of the Field Low salience produced a wandering history . This
wandering was , however , not random . We believe that the studies described
above suggest some significant implications of the ideas of anarchy and
decisions as ...
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The debate over the grading change was an opportunity for affirming publicly a
normatively appropriate concern for students . The stability in values also
produced a stability in outcomes despite the flow of participants . In several of the
cases ...
The debate over the grading change was an opportunity for affirming publicly a
normatively appropriate concern for students . The stability in values also
produced a stability in outcomes despite the flow of participants . In several of the
cases ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Organizational Learning and the Ambiguity of the Past | 54 |
The Technology of Foolishness | 69 |
Copyright | |
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Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations James G. March,Johan P. Olsen,Søren Christensen Snippet view - 1979 |
Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations James G. March,Johan P. Olsen,Søren Christensen Snippet view - 1979 |
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