Unanimity rule and organizational decision making: A simulation model

Organization Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 704-718

  Romme, A Georges L ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision making; Decision rules; Organization design; Unanimity

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144318605     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1040.0090     Document Type: Article

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