The impact of task and cognitive style on decision-making effectiveness using a geographic information system

Journal of End User Computing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-23

  Crossland, Martin D ^a   Herschel, Richard T ^b   Perkins, William C ^c,e   Scudder, Joseph N ^d  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0009573608     PISSN: 10632239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/joeuc.2000010102     Document Type: Article

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