Using decision support systems to facilitate the social process of knowledge management

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-137

  Montibeller, Gilberto ^a   Shaw, Duncan ^b   Westcombe, Mark ^c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Attivation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Facilitation; Group knowledge management; Knowledge management systems; Social processes; Software

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747471853     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.kmrp.8500092     Document Type: Article

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