An exploration of three emancipatory themes within or and systems thinking

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 576-584

  Munro, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emancipation; Methodology; Morality; Power; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SYSTEM THEORY;

EMANCIPATION; MORALITY; POWER; RESPONSIBILITY; SYSTEMS THINKING;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0031165768     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600411     Document Type: Article

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