Cognitive mapping expert views for policy analysis in the public sector

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 615-630

  Eden, Colin ^a   Ackermann, Fran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Group decisions and negotiations; Policy analysis; Problem structuring

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COGNITIVE MAPPING;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0141929582     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(03)00061-4     Document Type: Article

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