2021

Dyson, Robert G., O’Brien, Frances and Shah, Devan B. (2021) Soft OR and practice : the contribution of the founders of Operation Research. Operations Research, 69 (3). pp. 727-738. doi:10.1287/opre.2020.2051

2020

Meadows, Maureen and O'Brien, Frances A. (2020) The use of scenarios in developing strategy : an analysis of conversation and video data. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 158 . 120147. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120147

2019

Wright, George, Cairns, George, O'Brien, Frances A. and Goodwin, Paul (2019) Scenario analysis to support decision making in addressing wicked problems : pitfalls and potential. European Journal of Operational Research, 278 (1). pp. 3-19. doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2018.08.035

Kunc, Martin and O'Brien, Frances A. (2019) The role of business analytics in supporting strategy processes : opportunities and limitations. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 70 (6). pp. 974-985. doi:10.1080/01605682.2018.1475104

2017

Kunc, Martin and O'Brien, Frances A. (2017) Exploring the development of a methodology for scenario use : combining scenario and resource mapping approaches. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 124 . pp. 150-159. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2017.03.018

O'Brien, Frances A., Meadows, Maureen and Griffiths, Sam (2017) Serialisation and the use of Twitter : keeping the conversation alive in public policy scenario projects. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 124 . pp. 26-40.

Torres, Juan Pablo, Kunc, Martin and O'Brien, Frances A. (2017) Supporting strategy using system dynamics. European Journal of Operational Research, 260 (3). pp. 1081-1094. doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2017.01.018

2016

Penn, Marion L., Currie, Christine S. M., Hoad, Kathryn and O’Brien, Frances (2016) The use of case studies in OR teaching. Higher Education Pedagogies, 1 (1). pp. 16-25. doi:10.1080/23752696.2015.1134201

2015

O'Brien, Frances A. (2015) On the roles of OR/MS practitioners in supporting strategy. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 66 (2). pp. 202-218. doi:10.1057/jors.2013.130

2014

Hoad, Kathryn, Monks, Thomas and O'Brien, Frances A. (2014) The use of search experimentation in discrete-event simulation practice. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 66 (7). pp. 1155-1168. doi:DOI: 10.1057/jors.2014.79

2013

O'Brien, Frances A. and Meadows, Maureen (2013) Scenario orientation and use to support strategy development. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 80 (4). pp. 643-656. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2012.06.006

O'Brien, Frances A. (2013) The development and use of tools to support the strategy process. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

Huh, Kenneth Kyunghyun, Kunc, Martin and O'Brien, Frances A. (2013) Resource conceptualization : the role of group dynamics in defining a firm's strategic resources. In: Academy of Management 2013, Florida, Aug 2013. Published in: Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013 (1). p. 13067. ISSN 0065-0668. doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2013.13067abstract

2011

O'Brien, Frances A. (2011) Supporting strategy : a survey of UK OR/MS practitioners. Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.62 (No.5). pp. 900-920.

Franco, L. Alberto, O'Brien, F. and Bell, P. (2011) Supporting strategy : contributions from OR. Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.62 (No.5). pp. 815-816. doi:10.1057/jors.2011.9

O'Brien, Frances A., Dyson, Robert G. and Kunc, Martin (2011) Teaching operational research and strategy at Warwick Business School. INFORMS Transactions on Education, Vol.12 (No.1). pp. 4-19. doi:10.1287/ited.1110.0069

2009

Deineko, Vladimir G., O'Brien, Frances A. and Ridd, T. (2009) Group up to learn together: a system for equitable allocation of students to groups. In: 1st International Conference on Computer Supported Education, Lisbon, Portugal, March 23-26, 2009. Published in: CSEDU 2009 - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Supported Education, Vol.1 pp. 140-145. ISBN 978-989-8111-82-1.

2007

O'Brien, F. and Meadows, M. (2007) Developing a visioning methodology: visioning choices for the future of operational research. Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.58 (No.5). pp. 557-575. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602259

2006

Meadows, Maureen and O'Brien, Frances A. (2006) Under pressure: Visioning in a regulated environment. SYSTEMIC PRACTICE AND ACTION RESEARCH, 19 (6). pp. 537-551. doi:10.1007/s11213-006-9042-4

1997

O'Brien, Frances A. and Mingers, J. (1997) A heuristic algorithm for the equitable partitioning problem. Omega - International Journal of Management Science, 25 (2). pp. 215-223.

1995

Mingers, J. and O'Brien, Frances A. (1995) Creating Student Groups with Similar Characteristics : A Heuristic Approach. Omega - International Journal of Management Science, 23 (3). pp. 313-321. doi:10.1016/0305-0483(95)00014-F

O'Brien, Frances A. (1995) Understanding future uncertainty. OR Insight, 8 (3). pp. 9-14. doi:10.1057/ori.1995.14