Did task type matter in the use of decision room GSS? A critical review and a meta-analysis

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Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-15

  Hwang, M I ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Group decision support systems (GDSS); Group support systems (GSS); Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

CRITICAL REVIEW; GROUP DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEM; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENTS OF; META-ANALYSIS; SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS; TASK DIMENSIONS; TASK GROUPS; TASK TYPE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0002010781     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0483(97)00047-9     Document Type: Article

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