A Note on “Political Kidnapping: A New Risk in International Business”

Ed M. Sharon
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Ed M. Sharon: Management Science, American Natural Service Company, One Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226

Interfaces, 1979, vol. 9, issue 2-part-1, 96-98

Abstract: In a recent article, Richard E. Peterson presents the results of a study on political kidnapping (see Interfaces , Vol. 8, No. 2, February 1978, pp. 46--53).My concern is twofold; First, I disagree with the quality of modeling and analysis. Secondly, I am beginning to worry about this attempt to capitalize on the image of being “scientific” in front of a qualitatively oriented audience (politicians) who cannot challenge the scientific validity of the analysis.If one needs an example for an OR/MS course to demonstrate how a problem should not be attacked, he may not be able to find a better one.

Keywords: decision analysis: criteria; philosophy of modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1979
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