TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 57, Issue 7 (July 2006)

Special Issue: Problem structuring Methods
Guest Editors: A Franco, D Shaw and M Westcombe

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Editorial

Problem structuring methods: new directions in a problematic world

Duncan Shaw, Alberto Franco and Mark Westcombe

J Oper Res Soc 57: 757-758; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602193

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Part 1: Reflecting on Problem Structuring Methods

Past, present and future of problem structuring methods

J Rosenhead

J Oper Res Soc 57: 759-765; advance online publication, April 19, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602206

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Viewpoints

Where next for problem structuring methods

C Eden and F Ackermann

J Oper Res Soc 57: 766-768; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602090

Reply to Eden and Ackermann: Any future for problem structuring methods?

P Checkland

J Oper Res Soc 57: 769-771; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602111

Labels, methodologies and strategic decision support

John Friend

J Oper Res Soc 57: 772-775; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602089

Where next for PSMs—A grassroots revolution?

Mark Westcombe, L Alberto Franco and Duncan Shaw

J Oper Res Soc 57: 776-778; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602161

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Part 2: New Methods in Problem Structuring

Causal maps and the evaluation of decision options—a review

G Montibeller and V Belton

J Oper Res Soc 57: 779-791; advance online publication, May 24, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602214

Problem structuring using computer-aided morphological analysis

T Ritchey

J Oper Res Soc 57: 792-801; advance online publication, March 15, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602177

Problem structuring in project management: an application of soft systems methodology (SSM)

M Winter

J Oper Res Soc 57: 802-812; advance online publication, March 15, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602050

Forms of conversation and problem structuring methods: a conceptual development

L A Franco

J Oper Res Soc 57: 813-821; advance online publication, February 22, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602169

On becoming expert in the use of problem structuring methods

P Keys

J Oper Res Soc 57: 822-829; advance online publication, April 19, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602194

Journey Making group workshops as a research tool

D Shaw

J Oper Res Soc 57: 830-841; advance online publication, February 22, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602155

Evaluating problem-structuring methods: developing an approach to show the value and effectiveness of PSMs

L White

J Oper Res Soc 57: 842-855; advance online publication, February 15, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602149

Combining PSMs with hard OR methods: the philosophical and practical challenges

K Kotiadis and J Mingers

J Oper Res Soc 57: 856-867; advance online publication, February 15, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602147

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Part 4: General Papers on Problem Structuring

Beyond problem structuring methods: reinventing the future of OR/MS

M C Jackson

J Oper Res Soc 57: 868-878; advance online publication, November 9, 2005; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602093

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Book Selection

Problem structuring methods: Book Reviews

J Oper Res Soc 57: 879-883; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602180