An appraisal of executive information and decision support systems
Compiling a clear and comprehensive summary of diffuse operational data is widely accepted as necessary to facilitate high-quality managerial decision making. The end result has been to make executive information and decision support systems a major growth area for computer applications. However, us...
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Published in | Journal of systems management Vol. 41; no. 5; p. 14 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Cleveland
John Carroll University
01.05.1990
John Carroll University, School of Business |
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Summary: | Compiling a clear and comprehensive summary of diffuse operational data is widely accepted as necessary to facilitate high-quality managerial decision making. The end result has been to make executive information and decision support systems a major growth area for computer applications. However, users seem to have forgotten that less-than-perfect information is all that will ever be available. The information produced by business information products becomes the only reality management ever sees. Scientists operating under the assumptions of a prevailing model are likely to ignore or discount results that appear to contradict their paradigm, causing them to potentially overlook results that will prove the model to be flawed or even invalid. This, combined with the increasing availability of executive information and decision support systems, threatens the value of management decision making. Managers seeking effective, efficient computer applications must themselves master the tools. |
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ISSN: | 0022-4839 |