It has been proposed that a sense of control (primary control) is critical to maintaining positive and stable subjective wellbeing (SWB). As people age and control capacity presumably declines (due to physical and cognitive deterioration and increased sociocultural challenges), it is argued that...

Though manpower planning models have been part of OR for many years, and simulation has always been acknowledged as a potential approach, there are few reported applications of its use. In this case-based study we report on a micro-simulation model that exploits the structure of the European...

This paper examines the attempts by Boothroyd to theorize about operational research; by Checkland to theorize about systems practice and by Mangham to theorize about organisational development. By drawing together their common threads and contrasting insights, it suggests some of the elements...