Decision support and information search in a complex environment: Evidence from archival data in auditing

Human Factors

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 495-505

  Salterio, Steven ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SEARCH; SITUATION ASSESSMENT PROCESS;

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM;

EID: 0030249890     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872096778701980     Document Type: Article

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