Socially responsible modeling: A stakeholder approach to the implementation of ethical modeling in operations research

OR Spectrum

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-26

  Drake, Matthew J ^a   Gerde, Virginia W ^a   Wasieleski, David M ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ethics; Management science; Operations research; Social performance; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650770561     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-009-0172-9     Document Type: Article

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