Integrating qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and fuzzy cognitive maps (FCM) to enhance the selection of independent variables

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1471-1478

  Ferreira, Fernando A F ^a,b   Jalali, Marjan S ^b   Ferreira, João J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Decision support; Fuzzy cognitive maps; Independent variable selection; Qualitative comparative analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959295231     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.127     Document Type: Article

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