| Article ID: | iaor19931634 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Start Page Number: | 203 |
| End Page Number: | 212 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1992 |
| Journal: | Socio-Economic Planning Science |
| Authors: | Mar Molinero C. |
| Keywords: | community OR |
This paper examines the history of operational research from its birth during the Second World War to the present day. Particular emphasis is put on the crisis of identity which has led to new approaches and initiatives such as the community operational research movement in the United Kingdom.