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What Is a ‘Policy Insight’?

2012; Wiley; Volume: 29; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/sres.2148

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David C. Lane,

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Systems Research and Behavioral ScienceVolume 29, Issue 6 p. 590-595 Discussant's Comments What Is a 'Policy Insight'? David C. Lane, Corresponding Author David C. Lane Henley Business School, England Prof David C Lane, Henley Business School, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6UD, England. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author David C. Lane, Corresponding Author David C. Lane Henley Business School, England Prof David C Lane, Henley Business School, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6UD, England. 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