The dynamic structure of management support systems: Theory development, research focus, and direction

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 579-615

  Clark Jr , Thomas D ^a   Jones, Mary C ^b   Armstrong, Curtis P ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business intelligence; Decision support systems; Executive information systems; Knowledge management systems; Management support systems

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONCEPTUAL MODELS; EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 34548417961     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25148808     Document Type: Conference Paper

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