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Applications to Social Systems (2)

Systems archetypes, virtual systems, knowledge management, organizational learning, industrial districts

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(2006). Applications to Social Systems (2). In: Collective Beings. Contemporary Systems Thinking. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35941-0_8

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