Knowledge management and the framing of information: A contribution to OR/MS practice and pedagogy

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 856-872

  Davies, J ^a   Mabin, V J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Framing; Knowledge management; Pedagogy; Problem structuring; Theory of Constraints

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DECISION THEORY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0035423455     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601171     Document Type: Article

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