Knowledge management: A review of the field and of OR's contribution

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Edwards, J S ^a   Ababneh, B ^a   Hall, M ^a,b   Shaw, D ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual capital; Knowledge management; Operational research; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING MODELS; EXPLICIT RECOGNITION; INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION SCIENCE; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; RECENT RESEARCHES; SOFT SYSTEMS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 64749097458     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2008.168     Document Type: Article

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