Title :
Current and future uses of GDSS technology: report on a recent empirical study
Author :
Straub, Detmar W., Jr. ; Beauclair, Renée A.
Author_Institution :
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
This study looks at the actual ways in which group decision-support systems (GDSSs) are currently being utilized. The framework for the study was derived from G. DeSanctis and R.B. Gallupe´s (1987) work, using a survey of 135 randomly selected Data Processing Management Association members as the sample base. Based on preliminary data analysis, it appears that GDSS are slowly being introduced and supported by information-systems departments and that this pattern will be the trend for the immediate future as well. Data analysis will be completed in the near future, but analytical procedures are delineated. These procedures take two primary forms: descriptive statistics based on the study data assess the extent to which organizations are increasing their commitment to GDSS and which current implementations are heaviest in each of the GDSS types. Factor analysis of respondent data is used to assess task-group usage of GDSS.<>
Keywords :
decision support systems; statistical analysis; Data Processing Management Association members; GDSS technology; descriptive statistics; group decision-support systems; information-systems departments; task-group usage; Communications technology; Computer networks; Data analysis; Decision making; Decision support systems; Environmental management; Resource management; Spread spectrum communication; Technology management; Teleconferencing;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1988. Vol.III. Decision Support and Knowledge Based Systems Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0843-9
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1988.11902
