Decision support in virtual organizations: The case for multi-agent support

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-221

  Carlsson, Christer ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 0036251260     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015279915874     Document Type: Conference Paper

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