Keyword: philosophy

Found 260 papers in total
Epistemology of data envelopment analysis and comparison with other fields of OR/MS for relevance to applications
Epistemology of data envelopment analysis and comparison with other fields of OR/MS for relevance to applications
2004,
Periodically, professionals in a given field must reflect and assess where the field...
The intellectual journey of Russell Ackoff: from OR apostle to OR apostate
The intellectual journey of Russell Ackoff: from OR apostle to OR apostate
2003,
Russell Ackoff has had a distinguished career in operational research both as an...
Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty in linear programming
Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty in linear programming
2003,
Linear programming (LP) is one of the great successes to emerge from operations...
Drift or shift? Continuity, change, and international variation in knowledge production in OR/MS
Drift or shift? Continuity, change, and international variation in knowledge production in OR/MS
2003,
With the aim of contributing to the debate around OR/MS as a discipline, this study...
The idea of emergent property
The idea of emergent property
2003,
Those who venture into systems thinking may find difficulties in identifying exactly...
Modeling of business processes and functions of an industrial unit for Enterprise Resource Planning system application
Modeling of business processes and functions of an industrial unit for Enterprise Resource Planning system application
2001,
A significant advancement and development (horizontal and vertical) of Business...
When is model complexity too much? Illustrating the benefits of simple models with Hughes' salvo equations
When is model complexity too much? Illustrating the benefits of simple models with Hughes' salvo equations
2003,
The simulations that many defense analysts rely upon in their studies continue to grow...
Models of change agency: A fourfold classification
Models of change agency: A fourfold classification
2003,
Change agents often play significant roles in initiating, managing or implementing...
Operational research approaches for strategy development and planning: An introduction
Operational research approaches for strategy development and planning: An introduction
2002,
Strategy development, planning, and multicriteria are important concepts within...
Using formal MS/OR modeling to support disaster recovery planning
Using formal MS/OR modeling to support disaster recovery planning
2002,
All organizations are susceptible to a non-zero risk of experiencing out-of-course...
Student consulting projects benefit faculty and industry
Student consulting projects benefit faculty and industry
2002,
Student consulting projects require students to apply OR/MS tools to obtain insight...
Is information systems an intellectual subject? (Is IS an IS?)
Is information systems an intellectual subject? (Is IS an IS?)
2002,
Is Information Systems an Intellectual Subject, or an Academic Subject, or an Academic...
OR, ethics and decisions: The OATH of PROMETHEUS
OR, ethics and decisions: The OATH of PROMETHEUS
2002,
This paper sums up the ideas submitted to the OR community at the opening lecture of...
Puzzles in organizational learning: An exercise in disciplined imagination
Puzzles in organizational learning: An exercise in disciplined imagination
2002,
Theory construction is in part an exercise in ‘disciplined imagination’....
Situated knowledge and learning in dispersed teams
Situated knowledge and learning in dispersed teams
2002,
This qualitative field study explores how geographically dispersed teams learn and...
The politics of the exhibition: Viewing corporate museums through the paradigmatic lens of organizational memory
The politics of the exhibition: Viewing corporate museums through the paradigmatic lens of organizational memory
2002,
This paper explores corporate museums as little-understood sites of organizational...
When norms collide: Learning under organizational hypocrisy
When norms collide: Learning under organizational hypocrisy
2002,
Most conceptualizations of organizational learning are generally underpinned by some...
The war of the woods: Facilitators and impediments of organizational learning processes
The war of the woods: Facilitators and impediments of organizational learning processes
2002,
This study examines unfolding organizational learning processes at MacMillan Bloedel,...
The futures of OR
The futures of OR
2001,
This paper considers possible futures for OR by building on the views of earlier...
Facilitation: Some contributions to theorising the practice of operational research
Facilitation: Some contributions to theorising the practice of operational research
2002,
The paper examines the contributions of two distinct areas of theory to the practice...
Towards user-friendly OR: A Chinese experience
Towards user-friendly OR: A Chinese experience
2002,
In contemporary China, user-friendliness has become not only a necessity for the...
The anatomy of complex societal problems and its implications for OR
The anatomy of complex societal problems and its implications for OR
2002,
This paper discusses the emergence and development of complex societal problems....
What is knowledge and can it be managed?
What is knowledge and can it be managed?
2001,
Philosophical and linguistic debates about the nature of knowledge, information and...
Military operations research: Responding to change
Military operations research: Responding to change
1997,
For the 61st Military Operations Research Symposium, the program chair, Dan Barker,...
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