The value of assessing weights in multi-criteria portfolio decision analysis

Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 111-123

  Keisler, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi criteria decision analysis; Portfolio

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349311443     PISSN: 10579214     EISSN: 10991360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mcda.427     Document Type: Article

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