Loosely Coupled Systems: A Reconceptualization
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Review
- Vol. 15 (2) , 203-223
- https://doi.org/10.2307/258154
Abstract
Diverse applications of the concept of loose coupling are embodied in five recurring voices that focus separately on causation, typology, effects, compensations...This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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