Rosenhead, Jonathan (2006) Past, present and future of problem structuring methods. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 57 (7). pp. 759-765. ISSN 0160-5682
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To be able to exploit the future opportunities for Operational Research (OR), we need to prepare for them now. To conceptualize alternative futures for OR, we need to understand the potentialities of the present. To understand the present, we need to have a grasp of the past history that gave us the OR that we have, rather than some other analytic practice. OR was thrown up by a situation where traditional management methods were proving inadequate to handle the growing complexity of organizational arrangements. Problem structuring methods (PSMs) in turn were generated out of a sense that the trajectory of OR had led it away from important areas of social decision-making. PSMs have made great strides but are still encountering barriers to acceptance. This paper will explore the factors that presently constrain PSMs, and what developments could take them into new fields.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/index.html |
| Additional Information: | © 2006 Operational Research Society Ltd |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2011 12:27 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2024 02:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33401 |
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