Using online nominal group technique to implement knowledge transfer

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-345

  Tseng, Kuo Hung ^a,e   Lou, Shi Jer ^b   Diez, C Ray ^c,e   Yang, Hung Jen ^d,e  

^a MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e National Pingtung University of Technology and Science ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consensus building; Knowledge transfer; Online nominal group technique (online NGT)

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; STUDENTS;

CONSENSUS BUILDING; INDUSTRY PROJECTS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; ONLINE NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUE (ONLINE NGT);

DATA TRANSFER;

EID: 33750561280     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2006.tb00908.x     Document Type: Article

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