A fuzzy GSS framework for organizational knowledge acquisition

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 383-398

  Lee, Jae Nam ^a,b   Kwok, Ron Chi Wai ^b,c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group support systems; Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge management; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FUZZY SETS; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MARKETING;

FUZZY FRAMEWORK; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0342955757     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-4012(00)00030-X     Document Type: Article

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