Segmenting critical factors for successful knowledge management implementation using the fuzzy DEMATEL method

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 527-535

  Wu, Wei Wen ^a  

^a TA HWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Critical factors; Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL); Fuzzy set theory; Knowledge management (KM)

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SUCCESS; COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT; CRITICAL FACTORS; DECISION MAKING TRIAL AND EVALUATION LABORATORIES; DECISION MAKING TRIAL AND EVALUATION LABORATORY (DEMATEL); DEMATEL; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES;

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 81155148227     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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