Messing about in transformations: Structured systemic planning for systemic solutions to systemic problems

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 392-406

  Georgiou, Ion ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Multimethodology; Planning; Problem structuring; Soft Systems Methodology (SSM); Strategic Options Development and Analysis (SODA)

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE MAPPING; MULTIMETHODOLOGY; PROBLEM STRUCTURING; SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY; STRATEGIC OPTIONS;

GRAPH THEORY; MAPPING; PLANNING;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84864591051     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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