A critical analysis of decision support systems research

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 67-87

  Arnott, David ^a   Pervan, Graham ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business intelligence; Data warehousing; Decision support systems; Executive information systems; Group support systems; Research

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; DATA WAREHOUSES; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PUBLISHING;

EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IS); PERSONAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (PDSS);

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 20444439844     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000035     Document Type: Article

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