The development of a new holistic risk assessment model for the inclusion of public perceptual values in the decision-making process

Management Information Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 171-180

  Chesney, P E S ^a   Cannibal, G L ^a   Baines, R ^b  

^a Sch of Environ/Applied Sciences

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; JOB ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; PROBABILITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS; TAXATION;

PUBLIC PERCEPTUAL VALUES; RISK EPISTEMOLOGY; RISK PERCEPTIONS; SOFTWARE PACKAGES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 2942550886     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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