A critical analysis of decision support systems research revisited: The rise of design science

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 269-293

  Arnott, David ^a   Pervan, Graham ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

business intelligence; decision support systems; design science; literature analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DESIGN; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; TESTING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS); DECISION-MAKING THEORIES; DESIGN SCIENCE; DESIGN SCIENCE RESEARCHES (DSR); GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS; JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKINGS; LITERATURE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL HYPOTHESIS TESTING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84927137417     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2014.16     Document Type: Article

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