Forms of conversation and problem structuring methods: A conceptual development

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 813-821

  Franco, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversation; Dialogue; Problem structuring methods; Soft OR

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

CONVERSATION; DIALOG; PROBLEM STRUCTURING METHODS; SOFT OR;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33745560102     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602169     Document Type: Review

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