Qualitative equationless models as simple integrators of vague sustainability knowledge items

Transformations in Business and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-196

  Kocmanova, Alena ^a   Dohnal, Mirko ^a   Meluzin, Tomas ^a  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Complex; Ecology; Equationless; Qualitative; Scenario

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856636456     PISSN: 16484460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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