Intelligent agents as innovations

AI and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 364-381

  Serenko, Alexander ^a   Detlor, Brian ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovations; Innovation; Intelligent agents

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED SOLUTIONS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; INNOVATIVENESS; NEW FORMS; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; INNOVATION;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

EID: 33646875497     PISSN: 09515666     EISSN: 14355655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00146-004-0310-5     Document Type: Article

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