An ontology-based analysis and semantics for organizational structure modeling in the ARIS method

Information Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 690-708

  Santos Jr , Paulo Sérgio ^a   Almeida, João Paulo A ^a   Guizzardi, Giancarlo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ARIS; Ontological analysis; Organizational structure; Semantics for enterprise models; UFO (Unified Foundation Ontology)

Indexed keywords

MODELING LANGUAGES; SEMANTICS;

ARIS; ENTERPRISE MODELS; ONTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES; UNIFIED FOUNDATION ONTOLOGIES;

ONTOLOGY;

EID: 84892989000     PISSN: 03064379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.is.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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