Problem Structuring: On the Nature of, and Reaching Agreement About, Goals

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Problem Structuring: On the Nature of, and Reaching Agreement About, Goals

In this paper, we raise issues about discovering and modelling purpose that, in our view, can often be missed within operational research practice. We suggest that, in problem solving, there is a danger of taking too little account of: the differences between espoused goals and goals-in-use; the pot...

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Main Authors:	Eden, C., Ackermann, Fran
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Subjects:	Multiple-criteria Goals system Multi-organisation Causal mapping
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9202

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