How problem-solving really works

International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-59

  Chakravorty, Satya S ^a   Hales, Douglas N ^b   Herbert, James I ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

action research; problem solving; process improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349287397     PISSN: 17558050     EISSN: 17558069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJDATS.2008.020022     Document Type: Article

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