Knowledge distance in information systems

Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 434-449

  Qian, Yuhua ^a,b   Liang, Jiye ^a   Dang, Chuangyin ^b   Wang, Feng ^a   Xu, Wei ^c  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Information systems; Knowledge; Knowledge distance; Knowledge granulation

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

KNOWLEDGE DISTANCE; KNOWLEDGE GRANULATION;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 37549064331     PISSN: 10043756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11518-007-5059-1     Document Type: Article

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