Decision processes during crisis response: An exploratory investigation

Journal of Managerial Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-320

  Hale, Joanne E ^a   Hale, David P ^a   Dulek, Ronald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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