Facilitating collaboration with problem structuring methods: A case study of an inter-organisational construction partnership

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-286

  Franco, L Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group decision and negotiation support; Inter organisational collaboration; Intervention; Problem structuring methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249146013     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: 15729907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10726-007-9093-7     Document Type: Article

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