Applying ontology-based rules to conceptual modeling: A reflection on modeling decision making

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 599-611

  Soffer, Pnina ^a   Hadar, Irit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conceptual modeling; Empirical study; Ontology; Variations

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648989967     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000683     Document Type: Article

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