| Article ID: | iaor1990362 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Start Page Number: | 215 |
| End Page Number: | 216 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1990 |
| Journal: | OMEGA |
| Authors: | Bowen Ken |
This paper presents a simple taxonomy of facets of research, using three characteristics. Other writers have presented seven faces of research; in the context of the three characteristics discussed it is desirable to define the eighth a decision-theorist.