Behavioural operational research: Towards a framework for understanding behaviour in or interventions

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 827-841

  White, Leroy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural OR; Collective behaviour; Philosophy of OR; Process of OR

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

BEHAVIOURAL OR; BUILDING BLOCKES; COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY OF OR; PROCESS OF OR; RESEARCH NEEDS; RESEARCH SCHOLARS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84939133424     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.07.032     Document Type: Article

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