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Implications and Discussion

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In this chapter the implications of the research findings and a discussion on how the findings could be related to current management issues are presented. The following issues are being addressed: what are the implications of the findings and how do the insights from Buurtzorg Nederland contribute to the understanding of the VUCA problem in management?

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Nandram, S.S. (2015). Implications and Discussion. In: Organizational Innovation by Integrating Simplification. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11725-6_10

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