GROUP DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS A Key to Business Team Productivity

Abstract

During the 1980s, microcomputers provided capabilities for such personal computing and information-handling tasks as financial analysis, word processing, and data base management. The 1990s signal the beginning of a major development period for information technology that supports people working in small groups. As collaborative work groups and business teams become more prevalent, the demand for group decision support systems, or GDSS tools, will increase. The next five years should see a rapid dissemination of GDSS technology into organizations.

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Maryam Alavi

MARYAM ALAVI is an associate professor of information systems at the University of Maryland's College of Business and Management in College Park. Previously, she was the research director at the International Center for Information Technologies in Washington DC.