Logic and rationality in or interventions: An examination in the light of the 'critical rationalist' approach

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 469-487

  Ormerod, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical rationalism; philosophy of OR; philosophy of practice; process of OR

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

CRITICAL RATIONALISM; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING; PHILOSOPHY OF OR; PHILOSOPHY OF PRACTICE; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; PROCESS OF OR; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES;

COMPUTER CIRCUITS;

EID: 84874627869     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2012.58     Document Type: Article

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