Theoretical principles for knowledge management system design: Application to pediatric bipolar disorder

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1321-1337

  Richardson, Sandra M ^a   Courtney, James F ^b   Haynes, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communicative action; Critical theory; Discourse ethics; Inquiring systems; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

BUSINESS ETHICS; COMMUNICATIVE ACTION; HABERMAS' THEORY; INQUIRING SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (KMS);

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33751028248     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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