A Trusting Constructivist Approach to Systemic Inquiry: Exploring Accountability

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 455-467

  Romm, Norma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(Trusting) constructivism; Accountability; Systemic inquiry; Trust

Indexed keywords

SYSTEMIC INQUIRY;

NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

EID: 0036374038     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.501     Document Type: Conference Paper

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