Model-based organizational decision making: A behavioral lens

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 816-826

  Luoma, Jukka ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavioral OR; Behavioral theory of the firm; Bounded rationality; Decision making; Organizational behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BEHAVIORAL OR; BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF THE FIRMS; BOUNDED RATIONALITY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR; ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION MAKING; ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84941702370     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.08.039     Document Type: Article

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