Fields of application of SSM: A categorization of publications

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-287

  Van De Water, H ^a   Schinkel, M ^b   Rozier, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Purposeful systems; Research; Social systems; Soft systems methodology; Tactical and operational systems

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS; PURPOSEFUL SYSTEMS; SOCIAL SYSTEMS; SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY;

PUBLISHING;

EID: 33846862656     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602156     Document Type: Article

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