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Change: 1981 definition One of the first to outline a reasonable definition of corporate entropy was American author and professor of management science Russell Ackoff. In his 1981 book Creating the Corporate Future Ackoff outlined his views of the analogy idea of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1081)

Change: “second“second thermodynamic law of management”. [4] History of concept In 1978, French author C. H. Berry published the working paper Alternative Dimensions of Corporate Diversification: an Entropy Approach. [1] The 1987 book The Creative Corporation, by authors Karl Albrecht and Steven   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1000)

Change: B To outline this logic, first he cites data showing that the average number of distinct activities that a manager can think about simultaneously is seven. Next, he states that the boards generally meet for no more than   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 962)

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