@INCOLLECTION\{IMM2010-05991, author = "R. V. V. Vidal", title = "La investigaci\'{o}n de operaciones: Un campo multidisciplinario (Operational research: a multidisciplinary field)", year = "2010", booktitle = "{ECI} Peru - Encuentro Cientifico Internacional", volume = "", number = "", series = "", publisher = "Publicado por el Centro Nacional de Planeamiento Estrategico / {CEPLAN}", address = "", edition = "", url = "http://www.encuentrocientificointernacional.org/revista/revista/eciperuespecial2010.pdf", abstract = "We have identified three schools of Operational Research (OR): The technical or hard {OR,} the practical or soft {OR,} and the critical {OR}. Following a historical perspective we will present these three schools and their applications. Habermas’ theory about the three cognitive interests will provide a framework to understand this development. Finally, some final remarks about the future of {OR} will be outlined." }