Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
10-20-1987
Abstract
This paper offers a step by step methodology by which most if not all researchable topics within a given field of knowledge can be systematically identified. The method is based on transforming a descriptive taxonomy into a prescriptive one. Two disparate literature surveys, one for Combining Probability Distributions in Rational Group Decision Making and the other for Perishable Inventory Theory are used to demonstrate the efficacy of the procedure.
Keywords
Operations research, Management science, Management--Research, Social sciences--Research, Distribution (Probability theory), Decision making
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 608
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Reisman, Arnold, "A Proactive, Systematic Approach to Finding Research Topics in the Management and Social Sciences" (1987). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 439.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/439
