Using Causal Mapping with Group Support Systems to Elicit an Understanding of Failure in Complex Projects: Some Implications for Organizational Research

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Using Causal Mapping with Group Support Systems to Elicit an Understanding of Failure in Complex Projects: Some Implications for Organizational Research

This paper reflects upon the use of causal mapping supported by a Group Support System (GSS) in a particular legal setting. The mapping method and GSS tool was used for the forensic analysis of eight major engineering and construction projects where the contractor intended to claim significant compe...

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Main Authors:	Ackermann, Fran, Eden, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Springer-Verlag Dordrecht 2005
Subjects:	GSS research methods causal mapping
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24926

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