Participatory group observation – a tool to analyze strategic decision making

Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-57

  Vallaster, Christine ^a   Koll, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Groups; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986085549     PISSN: 13522752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13522750210414508     Document Type: Article

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