The analytic network process for partner selection criteria in strategic alliances

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 3 PART 1, 2009, Pages 4646-4653

  Wu, Wann Yih ^a   Shih, Hsi An ^a   Chan, Hui Chun ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FORTUNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ANP; Partner selection criteria; Strategic alliance; TFT LCD industry

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; BUSINESS PRACTITIONERS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PARTNER SELECTION; STRATEGIC ALLIANCE; TFT-LCD INDUSTRY; TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

EID: 58349096671     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2008.06.049     Document Type: Article

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