FARSYS: A knowledge-based system for managing strategic change

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-123

  Volberda, Henk W ^a   Rutges, A ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FLEXIBILITY AUDIT AND REDESIGN (FAR) METHOD; ORGANIZATIONAL DIAGNOSTICS; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032659660     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(99)00023-8     Document Type: Article

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