The end of theory?

Omega

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-56

  White, L ^a   Taket, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methodology; Philosophy of OR; Practice of OR; Process of OR; Theory of OR

Indexed keywords

THEORY;

METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PROCESS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0030072217     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0483(95)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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