Encyclopedia Of Decision Making And Decision Support Technologies

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As effective organizational decision making is a major factor in a companys success, a coherent, comprehensive account of current available research on the core concepts of the decision support agenda, is in high demand by academicians and professionals alike.

The Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies presents a critical mass of research on the most up-to-date research on human and computer support of managerial decision making, including discussion on support of operational, tactical, and strategic decisions, human vs. computer system support structure, individual and group decision making, and multi-criteria decision making.


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Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies Frédéric Adam University College Cork, Ireland Patrick Humphreys London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Volume I A-Im InformatIon ScIence reference Hershey • New York Acquisitions Editor: Development Editor: Senior Managing Editor: Managing Editor: Assistant Managing Editor: Copy Editor: Typesetter: Cover Design: Printed at: Kristin Klinger Kristin Roth Jennifer Neidig Sara Reed Carole Coulson, Joy Langel, Jeannie Porter, Holly J. Powell, Shanelle Ramelb Lindsay Bergman, Carole Coulson Lisa Tosheff Yurchak Printing Inc. Published in the United States of America by Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global) 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Suite 200 Hershey PA 17033 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.igi-global.com/reference and in the United Kingdom by Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global) 3 Henrietta Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8LU Tel: 44 20 7240 0856 Fax: 44 20 7379 0609 Web site