Managing strategic surprise: lessons from risk management and risk assessment

edited by Paul Bracken, Ian Bremmer, David Gordon.

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Managing strategic surprise: lessons from risk management and risk assessment

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780521883153

Collation

xvii, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series Title

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Call Number

[POL-LIB-189]