Understanding GDSS in symbolic context: Shifting the focus from technology to interaction

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 509-544

  Gopal, Abhijit ^a   Prasad, Pushkala ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Group decision support systems; Qualitative research; Symbolic interaction

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL; WEB BROWSERS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EPISTEMOLOGICAL LENS; GROUP DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (GDSS); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SYMBOLIC INTERACTION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0001678573     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3250972     Document Type: Article

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