Integration of fuzzy AHP and interval type-2 fuzzy DEMATEL: An application to human resource management

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 4397-4409

  Abdullah, Lazim ^a   Zulkifli, Norsyahida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Causal relationship; Fuzzy AHP; Fuzzy DEMATEL; Influential criteria; Interval type 2 fuzzy sets

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION; PERSONNEL;

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; FUZZY AHP; FUZZY DEMATEL; INFLUENTIAL CRITERIA; INTERVAL TYPE-2 FUZZY SETS;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84923253371     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2015.01.021     Document Type: Article

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