Indicators of Entrepreneurial University: Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach

Journal of the Knowledge Economy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 370-387

  Kiani Mavi, Reza ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial university; Environmental factors; Fuzzy AHP; Fuzzy TOPSIS; Internal factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901237910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18687873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13132-014-0197-4     Document Type: Article

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