• DocumentCode
    320303
  • Title

    Group support systems: a cornucopia of research opportunities

  • Author

    Briggs, Robert O. ; Nunamaker, Jay F., Jr. ; Reinig, Bruce A. ; Romano, Nicholas C., Jr. ; Sprague, Ralph R., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Manage. Inf. Syst., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6-9 Jan 1998
  • Firstpage
    495
  • Abstract
    For many years, we have heard rumors of the downfall and death of group support systems (GSS) research. In this paper, we argue that the nay-sayers are wrong, as many have been in other disciplines in the past and that they would propose to stop seeking answers before the most important questions may have even been asked. We describe some of the many unanswered research questions left to be addressed in GSS research. We identify potentially 250 additional doctoral dissertations, each of which would make a substantial contribution to our understanding of GSS, and likely reveal deeper and even more insightful questions than those which we pose in this paper as mere examples. There is a veritable “cornucopia” of GSS research opportunities within these questions that are yet to be answered. We hope to broaden the readers´ perspective on GSS research opportunities and convince our audience that GSS research, far from being dead, is not even comatose, but in fact is alive and thriving
  • Keywords
    group decision support systems; groupware; research and development management; reviews; doctoral dissertations; group support systems; research opportunities; Asphyxia; Buildings; Collaborative software; Costs; Educational institutions; Helium; History; Information management; Marine vehicles; Technology management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System Sciences, 1998., Proceedings of the Thirty-First Hawaii International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kohala Coast, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-8255-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HICSS.1998.653135
  • Filename
    653135