Socio-technical analysis: A normative model for participatory planning

Human Systems Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 235-243

  Katsioloudes, Marios I ^a,b  

^a Wall College of Business

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflicting values; Normative model; Participatory planning; Socio technical consultant; Socio technical systems analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844384232     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/hsm-1996-15405     Document Type: Article

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