The Concept of Organizational Flexibility - Some Theoretical and Empirical Issues

• Autorzy: Grażyna Osbert-Pociecha
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this article presenting the results of the research project, an attempt was made to conceptualize the notion of the organizational flexibility, applying for this purpose the hitherto literary works on the subject and verifying understanding and evaluation of managing flexibility by the practitioners in the field of economics.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Enterprise management; Organisational flexibility; Verification of knowledge

PL

Zarządzanie przedsiębiorstwem; Elastyczność organizacji; Weryfikacja wiedzy

• Czasopismo: Argumenta Oeconomica
• Rocznik: 2008
• Numer: nr 2 (21)
• Strony: 79--108

Twórcy

autor

Grażyna Osbert-Pociecha

• Wrocław University of Economics, Poland

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