Title :
Distributed group support systems: experimental design and pilot study
Author :
Dufner, D.K. ; Hiltz, S.R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Accountancy, DePaul Univ., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
Pilot studies are presented whose objective is to explore the decision processes of groups using a distributed group support system. Some of the difficulties inherent in attempting to replicate an experiment are discussed. Using a different collaborative system as the technological platform, differences in system design, population characteristics and other environmental factors affect perceptions of the group´s members and can yield different research findings
Keywords :
decision support systems; groupware; human factors; social aspects of automation; collaborative system; distributed group support system; environmental factors; population characteristics; system design; technological platform; Collaboration; Collaborative software; Computer mediated communication; Decision making; Decision support systems; Design for experiments; Environmental factors; Meeting planning; Problem-solving; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1991. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kauai, HI
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1991.184083
