A framework for the classification of DSS usage across organizations

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Adam, Frédéric ^a   Fahy, Martin ^b   Murphy, Ciaran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Action research; Classification of information systems; Decision making; Decision support systems; DSS applications

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; DECISION MAKING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031683221     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(97)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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