Evaluating alternatives to make strategic choices

Omega

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 333-354

  Nutt, Paul C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluating alternatives; Strategic decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005230893     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0483(97)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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