Group Model-Building to Support Public Policy: Addressing a Conflicted Situation in a Problem Neighbourhood

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 64-78

  Rouwette, Etiënne ^a   Bleijenbergh, Inge ^a   Vennix, Jac ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Group decision support; Group model building; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; SYSTEM THEORY;

EVALUATION; EVALUATION STUDY; GROUP DECISION SUPPORTS; GROUP MODEL BUILDING; HOUSING ASSOCIATION; ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL;

MODEL BUILDINGS;

EID: 84958818815     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.2301     Document Type: Article

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