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The FunCaps Framework: Reconceptualizing Operational Alignment

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|Dec 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2021-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1581-1832 | Journal ISSN: 1318-5454
Language: English
Page range: 256 - 274
Submitted on: May 28, 2021
Accepted on: Sep 20, 2021
Published on: Dec 7, 2021
Published by: University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Science
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