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Journal of the Operational Research Society Volume 58, 2007 - Issue 5: Special Issue: Problem Structuring Methods II
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The uses of observation: combining problem structuring methods and ethnography

T Horlick-JonesCardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff UniversityCardiffWalesUKCorrespondence[email protected]
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J RosenheadLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceLondonUK
Pages 588-601 | Received 01 Dec 2004, Accepted 01 Jun 2006, Published online: 21 Dec 2017

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