Facilitated work groups: theory and practice

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 533-549

  Phillips, Lawrence D ^a   Phillips, Maryann C ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b Private consultant ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision conferencing; Facilitation; Group decision support systems; Group processes; Work groups

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; JOB ANALYSIS;

DECISION CONFERENCING; EMOTIONS; FACILITATION; GROUP PROCESSES; WORK GROUPS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0027606614     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.1993.96     Document Type: Article

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