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Problem solving for effective systems analysis: an experimental exploration
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Volume 26 ,  Issue 11  (November 1983) table of contents
Pages: 948 - 956  
Year of Publication: 1983
ISSN:0001-0782
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Nicholas P. Vitalari  Univ. of California, Irvine
Gary W. Dickson  Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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ACM  New York, NY, USA
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