Developing an architecture model for enterprise knowledge: An empirical study based on the Zachman framework in Iran

Management Decision

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 730-759

  Jafari, Mostafa ^a   Akhavan, Peyman ^a   Nouranipour, Elham ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Knowledge management; Knowledge mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649111644     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740910960097     Document Type: Article

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