Incorporating cognitive aids into decision support systems: The case of the strategy execution process

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-163

  Thomassin Singh, Danièle ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive aids; Complexity; Decision support system; Feedback; Strategy execution process

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING;

STRATEGY EXECUTION PROCESS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032317753     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(98)00066-9     Document Type: Article

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