Organizational computing as a facilitator of operational and managerial decision making: An exploratory study of managers' perceptions

Decision Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 673-710

  Teng, James T C ^a   Calhoun, Kenneth J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030336421     PISSN: 00117315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1996.tb01831.x     Document Type: Article

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