A context-based model for Knowledge Management embodied in work processes

Information Sciences

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2538-2554

  Nunes, Vanessa Tavares ^a   Santoro, Flávia Maria ^b   Borges, Marcos R S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Context; Design work process; Knowledge Management

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT; CONTEXT-BASED; CONTEXTUAL INFORMATIONS; DESIGN WORK PROCESS; FORMAL ONTOLOGIES; INFORMATION RESOURCES; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; WORK PROCESS;

EDUCATION; ONTOLOGY;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67349095313     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2009.01.033     Document Type: Article

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