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  1. Taking a Holistic Exploration of the Project Life Cycle in Public–Private Partnerships

    Article • Project Management Journal, June 2019, SAGE Publications

    John Curtin Distinguished Professor Peter Love, Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  2. Houston, we have a problem! Understanding the tensions between quality and safety in construction

    Article • Production Planning & Control, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    John Curtin Distinguished Professor Peter Love, Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  3. In defence of Soft OR: Reflections on teaching Soft OR

    Article • Journal of the Operational Research Society, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  4. The costs of rework: insights from construction and opportunities for learning

    Article • Production Planning & Control, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    John Curtin Distinguished Professor Peter Love, Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Pauline Teo

  5. The praxis of stupidity: an explanation to understand the barriers mitigating rework in construction

    Article • Production Planning & Control, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    John Curtin Distinguished Professor Peter Love, Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  6. Toward a Systemic View to Cost Overrun Causation in Infrastructure Projects: A Review and Implications for Research

    Article • Project Management Journal, April 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, John Curtin Distinguished Professor Peter Love

  7. Making Sense of Rework Causation in Offshore Hydrocarbon Projects

    Article • Project Management Journal, August 2016, SAGE Publications

    John Curtin Distinguished Professor Peter Love, Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  8. Systemic risk elicitation: Using causal maps to engage stakeholders and build a comprehensive view of risks

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  9. ‘Joined-Up’ Policy-Making: Group Decision and Negotiation Practice

    Article • Group Decision and Negotiation, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  10. Problem structuring: on the nature of, and reaching agreement about, goals

    Article • EURO Journal on Decision Processes, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  11. Problem structuring methods ‘in the Dock’: Arguing the case for Soft OR

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, June 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  12. Mixing OR methods in practice: Past, present and future directions

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  13. Getting “Messy” with Problems: The Challenges of Teaching “Soft” OR

    Article • INFORMS Transactions on Education, September 2011, INFORMS

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  14. ScriptsMap: A tool for designing multi-method policy-making workshops

    Article • Omega, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  15. Managerial processes: business process that sustain performance

    Article • International Journal of Operations & Production Management, July 2011, Emerald

    Prof jillian Catherine macbryde, Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Stephen Gibb

  16. Strategic Management of Stakeholders: Theory and Practice

    Article • Long Range Planning, June 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  17. Using a group decision support system to add value to group model building

    Article • System Dynamics Review, October 2010, Wiley

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  18. Managerial processes: an operations management perspective towards dynamic capabilities

    Article • Production Planning & Control, September 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Prof jillian Catherine macbryde, Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Stephen Gibb

  19. Special Issue on ‘Advances in Designing Group Decision and Negotiation Processes’

    Article • Group Decision and Negotiation, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  20. Strategic Options Development and Analysis

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  21. Competences, distinctive competences, and core competences

    Article • January 2010, Emerald

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  22. The Role of Group Decision Support Systems: Negotiating Safe Energy

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  23. Delay and Disruption in Complex Projects

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  24. Delay and Disruption in Complex Projects

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  25. Mapping causal knowledge: How managers consider their environment during meetings

    Article • International Journal of Management and Decision Making, January 2009, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  26. Negotiation in Strategy Making Teams: Group Support Systems and the Process of Cognitive Change

    Article • Group Decision and Negotiation, October 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  27. Building confidence in models for multiple audiences: The modelling cascade

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, May 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  28. Putting the Resource‐Based View of Strategy and Distinctive Competencies to Work in Public Organizations

    Article • Public Administration Review, June 2007, Wiley

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  29. Linking event thinking with structural thinking: methods to improve client value in projects

    Article • System Dynamics Review, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  30. Using Causal Mapping with Group Support Systems to Elicit an Understanding of Failure in Complex Projects: Some Implications for Organizational Research

    Article • Group Decision and Negotiation, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  31. GSS for Multi-Organizational Collaboration: Reflections on Process and Content

    Article • Group Decision and Negotiation, July 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  32. Introduction to the Special Issue: International Perspectives in Group Decision & Negotiation Research

    Article • Group Decision and Negotiation, July 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  33. Analysing project cost overruns: comparing the “measured mile” analysis and system dynamics modelling

    Article • International Journal of Project Management, February 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  34. Cognitive mapping expert views for policy analysis in the public sector

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, February 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  35. Structuring a delay and disruption claim: An application of cause-mapping and system dynamics

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, July 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  36. Technology-driven and model-driven approaches to group decision support: focus, research philosophy, and key concepts

    Article • European Journal of Information Systems, June 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  37. A Mapping Framework for Strategy Making

    Article • January 2002, SAGE Publications

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  38. Dismantling the learning curve: the role of disruptions on the planning of development projects

    Article • International Journal of Project Management, June 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  39. Integrated Support from Problem Structuring through to Alternative Evaluation Using COPE and V·I·S·A

    Article • Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, May 1997, Wiley

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  40. Integrated Support from Problem Structuring through to Alternative Evaluation Using COPE and V·I·S·A

    Article • Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, May 1997, Wiley

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  41. Modeling for Litigation: Mixing Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

    Article • INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, April 1997, INFORMS

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  42. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Decision System, January 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  43. Contrasting GDSSs and GSSs in the Context of Strategic Change Implications for Facilitation

    Article • Journal of Decision System, January 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  44. COPE — ing with V·I·S·A — Integrated Support from Problem Structuring through to Alternative Evaluation

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  45. “Horses for courses”: A stakeholder approach to the evaluation of GDSSs

    Article • Group Decision and Negotiation, September 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  46. “Horses for courses”: A stakeholder approach to the evaluation of GDSSs

    Article • Group Decision and Negotiation, July 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  47. Groupware: Business Success with Computer Supported Cooperative Working.

    Article • Journal of the Operational Research Society, April 1996, JSTOR

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  48. “Horses for Courses”: A Stakeholder Approach to the Evaluation of GDSSs

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  49. Participants' perceptions on the role of facilitators using Group Decision Support Systems

    Article • Group Decision and Negotiation, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  50. Participants' perceptions on the role of facilitators using Group Decision Support Systems

    Article • Group Decision and Negotiation, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  51. The Effects of Design Changes and Delays on Project Costs

    Article • Journal of the Operational Research Society, July 1995, JSTOR

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  52. The Effects of Design Changes and Delays on Project Costs

    Article • Journal of the Operational Research Society, July 1995, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  53. Vicious circles of parallelism

    Article • International Journal of Project Management, June 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  54. Issues in computer and non-computer supported GDSSs

    Article • Decision Support Systems, November 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  55. Managing Corporate Knowledge Experiences with SODA and V·I·S·A

    Article • British Journal of Management, September 1994, Wiley

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  56. Evaluating Strategy-Its Role within the Context of Strategic Control

    Article • Journal of the Operational Research Society, September 1993, JSTOR

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  57. Evaluating Strategy–Its Role Within the Context of Strategic Control

    Article • Journal of the Operational Research Society, September 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  58. Evaluating Strategy — Its Role Within the Context of Strategic Control

    Article • Journal of the Operational Research Society, September 1993, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  59. The Role of Decision Support in Individual Performance Review

    Article • January 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  60. Strategic direction through burning issues

    Article • OR Insight, July 1992, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  61. THE ANALYSIS OF CAUSE MAPS

    Article • Journal of Management Studies, May 1992, Wiley

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  62. Quality Assurance and Improvement: The Role of Strategy Making

    Article • International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, March 1992, Emerald

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  63. Building Knowledge-Based Systems -- Towards a Methodology

    Article • Journal of the Operational Research Society, February 1992, JSTOR

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann

  64. Moving between Groups and Individuals using a DSS

    Article • Journal of Decision System, January 1992, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann, Colin Eden

  65. Using Causal Mapping to Support Information Systems Development

    Article • IGI Global

    Professor Fran Ruth Ackermann