Activity labeling in process modeling: Empirical insights and recommendations

Information Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 467-482

  Mendling, J ^a   Reijers, H A ^b   Recker, J ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business process modeling; Model quality; Survey; Systems analysis and design

Indexed keywords

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; BUSINESS PROCESS MODELING; CONCEPTUAL MODELING; DEVELOPING PROCESS; EMPIRICAL DATA; IN-PROCESS; MODEL QUALITIES; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS MODELING; SURVEY SYSTEMS; TEXTUAL LABELS; TOOL SUPPORT;

LABELS; RESEARCH; SURVEYS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 76749091955     PISSN: 03064379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.is.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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