Title :
Use of group decision support systems as an appropriation process
Author :
Poole, Marshall Scott ; DeSanctis, Gerardine
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Speech Commun., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
Adaptive structuration theory is offered as a theoretical foundation for research on group decision support systems. Building on the theories of structuration advanced by several European social theorists, the theory of adaptive structuration attempts to explain how technology affects group and organizational processes and resultant outcomes. Rather than viewing technology as a direct, causal influence on human behavior, this theory holds that it is the active use of technology by people which determines observable outcomes
Keywords :
DP management; behavioural sciences; decision support systems; adaptive structuration; appropriation process; group decision support systems; human behavior; organizational processes; Buildings; Chaotic communication; Decision making; Decision support systems; Decision theory; Economic forecasting; Humans; Information technology; Oral communication; Power generation economics;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1989. Vol.IV: Emerging Technologies and Applications Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1914-7
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1989.48152
