Creating More and Better Alternatives for Decisions Using Objectives

Johannes Siebert
Johannes Siebert
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Faculty of Law, Business and Economics, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Ralph L. Keeney
Ralph L. Keeney
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Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
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Johannes Siebert

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Faculty of Law, Business and Economics, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Ralph L. Keeney

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Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708

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Published Online:10 Sep 2015https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.2015.1411

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September-October 2015

Pages ii-iv, 979-1244

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Accepted:June 01, 2015
Published Online:September 10, 2015

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