Managing the problem formulation process: Guidelines for team leaders and facilitators

Human Systems Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-34

  Volkema, Roger J ^a,b,c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decision making; Facilitation; Problem formulation; Team building

Indexed keywords

EID: 6044227883     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/hsm-1997-16104     Document Type: Article

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