Using Delphi technique to build consensus in practice

International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 65-82

  Giannarou, Lefkothea ^a   Zervas, Efthimios ^a  

^a HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Application; Consensus building; Delphi method; Methodological problems; Research guidelines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922061235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17530296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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