Teaching communication in an MBA operations research/management science course

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1433-1439

  Keller, C ^a   Kros, J ^a  

^a HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Learning; MBA; OR MS education; Writing

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TECHNICAL WRITING;

MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH EDUCATION;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0034504786     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601067     Document Type: Article

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