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Decision Modes as Cultural Mirror

Implications for Decision Support Systems

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Pages 377-387 | Published online: 18 Apr 2012
 

Abstract

Understanding the culture of decisions in an organizational context is imperative for the successful design and delivery of decision support systems. The cultural paradigm is especially important in the context of strategic decisions. This paper develops a framework for emphasizing the cultural distinctions around decision processes that semantically articulates those distinctions through four culturally-embedded decision modes: making a decision, taking a decision, baking a decision, and faking a decision. The paper then articulates the multidimensionality of decisions around the types of actors, the reach and range of the decision, and the decision's central metaphor. Using those dimensions, the paper shows the implications of those four decision modes for the design and delivery of decision support systems. This is illustrated by an example of an enterprise using DSS/EIS for strategic decision making. The paper concludes with the observation that the critical leverage points for the successful design and delivery of DSS may be different depending on the dominant decision culture.

Comprendre les aspects culturels de la prise décision est crucial pour le développement des systèmes d’aide à la décision (SAD), particulièrement dans un contexte stratégique. Cet article propose un modèle pour expliquer les différences décisionnelles liées à la culture, à travers l’analyse de quatre modes de prise de décision. Il explicite ensuite le caractère multidimensionnel de la décision en se basant sur une analyse du type d’acteur engagé, de la portée des décisions et sur la métaphore centrale de la décision. A l’aide de l’exemple d’une entreprise qui utilise un système d’aide pour ses décisions stratégiques, l’article dégage les implications des quatre modes décisionnels pour les SAD et conclut que les facteurs critiques aux succès des projets de développements de SAD sont sans doute différents en fonction de la culture décisionnelle de l’entreprise.

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