Integrating approaches to revitalise a church’s mission strategy

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 689-699

  Bryant, J W ^a   Chin, C K ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Community OR; Multi methodology; Practice of OR; Strategic choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034419860     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600958     Document Type: Article

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