Evaluation of factors influencing knowledge sharing based on a fuzzy AHP approach

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-44

  Lin, Hsiu Fen ^a   Lee, Hsuan Shih ^a   Da Wei Wang, ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Knowledge sharing; Shipping industry; Triangular fuzzy numbers

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

EVOLUTION MODELS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOUR DIMENSIONS; FUZZY EVALUATIONS; KNOWLEDGE SHARING; LITERATURE REVIEWS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCES; RELATIVE WEIGHTS; SHIPPING INDUSTRY; TRIANGULAR FUZZY NUMBERS;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 58149485024     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551508091310     Document Type: Article

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