Extending classification principles from information modeling to other disciplines

Journal of the Association for Information Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 245-273

  Parsons, Jeffrey ^a,c   Wand, Yair ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification theory; Conceptual modeling; Information processing; Philosophy of science; Scientific knowledge

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE; CLASSIFICATION THEORY; COGNITIVE PRINCIPLES; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; INFORMATION MODELING; INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 84905867581     PISSN: 15369323     EISSN: 15583457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00332     Document Type: Article

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