Validity in SSM: Neglected areas

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 706-712

  Pala, O ^a   Vennix, J A M ^a   Van Mullekom, T ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Group decision support; Group decision making; Judgment; Messy problems; Soft OR; Soft systems methodology; Validity

Indexed keywords

REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

SOFT SYSTEM METHODOLOGY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 0038234886     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601577     Document Type: Article

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