An experimental investigation into the process of knowledge-based systems development

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-249

  Lee, Sunro ^a   O'Keefe R M ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 21444451960     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.1996.29     Document Type: Article

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