The anatomy of complex societal problems and its implications for OR

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 161-184

  Liebl, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community OR; Practice of OR; Soft OR; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPLEX SOCIETAL PROBLEMS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0036477031     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601293     Document Type: Article

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