Nurturing breakthroughs: lessons from complexity theory
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Nurturing Breakthroughs: Lessons from Complexity Theory
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1860-711X,1860-7128
DOI: 10.1007/s11403-008-0040-8