A complexity theory approach to IT-enabled services (IESs) and service innovation: Business analytics as an illustration of IES

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Chae, Bongsug ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business analytics; Complexity theory; IT enabled services; Service innovation; Service oriented decision support systems

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ANALYTICS; COMPLEXITY THEORY; IT-ENABLED SERVICES; SERVICE INNOVATION; SERVICE ORIENTED;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPETITION; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84892364312     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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