Title :
Different firms, different ontologies, and no one best ontology
Author :
O´Leary, Daniel E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Bus., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Firms develop best practices knowledge bases with reuse in mind, yet different firms use different ontologies for these bases, making them difficult to share. This article examines why different firms want different ontologies and presents a theoretical model finding that there is no ontology that is optimal for all. The author finds many differences at the basic level of categories of processes.
Keywords :
business data processing; knowledge based systems; knowledge representation; systems analysis; best practices knowledge bases; knowledge management; ontologies; reuse; Best practices; Deductive databases; Graphics; Intelligent systems; Knowledge based systems; Ontologies; Portfolios; Proposals; Taxonomy; Web and internet services;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems and their Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIS.2000.1227234
