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THE INTERSUBJECTIVITY OF ISSUES AND ISSUES OF INTERSUBJECTIVITY

1981; Wiley; Volume: 18; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-6486.1981.tb00090.x

1467-6486

Colin Eden, Sue Jones, David Sims, Tim Smithin,

Evaluation and Performance Assessment

Journal of Management StudiesVolume 18, Issue 1 p. 37-47 THE INTERSUBJECTIVITY OF ISSUES AND ISSUES OF INTERSUBJECTIVITY Colin Eden, Corresponding Author Colin Eden Centre for the Study of Organizational Change and Development, University of Bath.Address for reprints: Colin Eden, B.Sc., Ph.D., Centre for the Study of Organizational Change and Development, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, England.Search for more papers by this authorSue Jones, Sue Jones Centre for the Study of Organizational Change and Development, University of Bath.Search for more papers by this authorDavid Sims, David Sims Centre for the Study of Organizational Change and Development, University of Bath.Search for more papers by this authorTim Smithin, Tim Smithin Centre for the Study of Organizational Change and Development, University of Bath.Search for more papers by this author Colin Eden, Corresponding Author Colin Eden Centre for the Study of Organizational Change and Development, University of Bath.Address for reprints: Colin Eden, B.Sc., Ph.D., Centre for the Study of Organizational Change and Development, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, England.Search for more papers by this authorSue Jones, Sue Jones Centre for the Study of Organizational Change and Development, University of Bath.Search for more papers by this authorDavid Sims, David Sims Centre for the Study of Organizational Change and Development, University of Bath.Search for more papers by this authorTim Smithin, Tim Smithin Centre for the Study of Organizational Change and Development, University of Bath.Search for more papers by this author First published: January 1981 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.1981.tb00090.xCitations: 68AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract This paper describes research concerned with assisting groups in organizations handle their complex, ill-structured policy issues in ways which we believe are significantly different from many typical policy analysis projects. It is our belief that many systems research, operational research and management science projects have concentrated on 'objective', usually quantitative data at the expense of losing their clients' interest and commitment. Our work is concerned with taking account of intersubjectivity in policy analysis and evaluation. It is orientated to the construction of models that will be owned by our clients because they recognize as legitimate, and explicitly take account of, the subjective and particular knowledge of individuals within organizations. 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