Problem structuring methods as intervention tools: Reflections from their use with multi-organisational teams

Omega

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 193-203

  Alberto Franco, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group decisions and negotiation; Multi organisational teams; Organisational intervention; Problem structuring methods

Indexed keywords

COMMON INTERESTS; GROUP DECISIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS; METHOD MODEL; MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM; ORGANISATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INTERVENTION; ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING; POWER; PROBLEM-STRUCTURING METHODS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 44849090023     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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