Designing interagency responses to wicked problems: Creating a common, cross-agency understanding

Sydelko, Pamela; Midgley, Gerald; Espinosa, Angela

doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2020.11.045

Title: Designing interagency responses to wicked problems: Creating a common, cross-agency understanding

Journal Article · 01 October 2021 · European Journal of Operational Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.11.045 · OSTI ID:1809573

Sydelko, Pamela; Midgley, Gerald; Espinosa, Angela

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