The contribution of critical realism as an underpinning philosophy for OR/MS and systems

DOI10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601033zbMath1107.90300OpenAlexW1982292616MaRDI QIDQ3156671

John Mingers

Publication date: 10 January 2005

Published in: Journal of the Operational Research Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601033

zbMATH Keywords

systemsphilosophyontologyepistemologymultimethodologycritical realism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to operations research and mathematical programming (90-02)

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