Critical factors in adopting a knowledge management system for the pharmaceutical industry

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 164-183

  Hung, Yu Chung ^a   Huang, Shi Ming ^b   Lin, Quo Pin ^c   Tsai, Mei Ling ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HUAFAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Knowledge management; Pharmaceuticals industry; Systems analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TRAINING; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

COMPETITIVENESS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (KMS); PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 18844363640     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570510583307     Document Type: Article

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