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About the Authors
Victoria Mabin is Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) in the Faculty of Commerce and Administration at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Associate Professor in the Victoria Management School, where she teaches and researches a range of problem-solving and decision-making methods, specializing in TOC and hard and soft OR/MS methods. Prior to joining VUW, she