Evaluating the Impact of DSS, Cognitive Effort, and Incentives on Strategy Selection

Information Systems Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 356-374

  Todd, Peter ^a   Benbasat, Izak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive Effort; Decision Strategy; Decision Support Systems; Financial Incentives

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

COGNITIVE EFFORTS; COST BENEFITS; DECISION STRATEGY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS); DECISIONAL GUIDANCE; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; STRATEGY SELECTION; TO EFFECT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033274708     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.10.4.356     Document Type: Article

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