A cognitive approach to group strategic decision taking: A discussion of evolved practice in the lightof received research results

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-35

  Grinyer, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive approach; Group strategic decision taking

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COGNITIVE METHOD;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0033880345     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600901     Document Type: Article

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