A fuzzy hierarchy integral analytic expert decision process in evaluating foreign investment entry mode selection for Taiwanese bio-tech firms

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 3304-3322

  Lee, Hsu Hua ^a   Yang, Tsau Tang ^a   Chen, Chie Bein ^b   Chen, Yen Lin ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); Bio tech; Entry mode; Factor analysis; Foreign investment; Fuzzy integral; Genetic algorithm

Indexed keywords

BIO-TECH; ENTRY MODE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOREIGN INVESTMENT; FUZZY INTEGRAL;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; INVESTMENTS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 78650681940     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.08.116     Document Type: Article

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