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Comments on the classification of management science methods by Mingers

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  • R J Ormerod, 2005. "Comments on the classification of management science methods by Mingers," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 56(4), pages 463-465, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:56:y:2005:i:4:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2601891
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601891
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    1. I Munro & J Mingers, 2004. "Response to Richard Ormerod," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 55(1), pages 90-93, January.
    2. I Munro & J Mingers, 2002. "The use of multimethodology in practice—results of a survey of practitioners," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 53(4), pages 369-378, April.
    3. J Mingers, 2003. "A classification of the philosophical assumptions of management science methods," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 54(6), pages 559-570, June.
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    1. John Mingers, 2006. "Response from the author: Intelligence and realism in OR," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 57(11), pages 1375-1379, November.

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