What relations can hold among goals, and why does it matter?

Critica-Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofia

Volumn 41, Issue 121, 2009, Pages 47-66

  Björnberg, Karin Edvardsson ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coherence; Goal conflicts; Goal setting; Operationalization; Rationality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949535020     PISSN: 00111503     EISSN: 18704905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2009.969     Document Type: Review

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