Systems Thinking and Knowledge Management: Positional Assertions and Preliminary Observations

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-36

  Kawalek, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Humanitarian aid; Knowledge; Learning; Management; Systems

Indexed keywords

HUMANITARIAN AIDS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM);

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 0742322304     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.556     Document Type: Article

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