The role of decision support systems in an indeterminate world

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1664-1674

  Zack, Michael H ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Complexity; Decision support systems; Equivocality; Knowledge management; Task technology fit; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AMBIGUITY; EQUIVOCALITY; KNOWLEDGE MIX; TASK TECHNOLOGY FIT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 34547665088     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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