Interventionist research is not unobtrusive since the researcher deliberately seeks to make
an impact on the world in order to gain knowledge. In this Chapter we examine the …

Many current water planning and management problems are riddled with high levels of
complexity, uncertainty, and conflict, so-called “messes” or “wicked problems.” The …

axiomatic results should be at the heart of such a science. Through them, we should be able
to enlighten and scientifically assist decision-making processes especially by:-making that …

C'est-à-dire la concurrence interne que peuvent se livrer les modèles d'un même
constructeur, s' ils ne sont pas perçus comme suffisamment différents par les clients. Un tel …

The concepts, models and procedures used in Operational Research and Decision Aid (OR-
DA), unlike their counterparts in the physical and natural sciences, can scarcely claim to …

On pourra se reporter notamment à G. Dosi, C. Freeman, R. Nelson, G. Silverberg, L Socte
eds (1988); B. Levitt et JG March (1988); L. Marengo (1992); ainsi qu'aux actes du séminaire …

It is said that Herbert Simon would have described himself as follows:«I am a monomaniac.
What I am a monomaniac about is decision making». In spite of its shares of legend and …

On remarque d'ailleurs que dans son écrit le plus fameux, Fayol (1918) ouvre le champ de
la gestion à des problématiques qui vont bien au-delà du monde de l'entreprise. Il s' …

Le statut épistémologique des sciences de gestion suscite, encore aujourd'hui, de
nombreux débats. Que peut-on, en gestion, considérer comme relevant de la science? Le …

This paper proposes a critical analysis of the “Academic Ranking of World Universities”,
published every year by the Institute of Higher Education of the Jiao Tong University in …