Use of Systems Methodologies in the UK and Spain: A Sample Survey

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 515-542

  Paucar Caceres, Alberto ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultancy; Culture; OR use; Soft systems; Systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034422592     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009545531718     Document Type: Article

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