A model of the effects of change in communication technology on the sources of information for organizational decision making
| dc.creator | Meile, Larry Carl | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-14T23:10:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-02-19T00:28:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-11-14T23:10:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1985-08 | |
| dc.degree.department | Business Administration | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The technology supporting computer assisted communication (CAC) is becoming an increasingly significant factor affecting the decision-making process. Current models do not adequately represent this situation. A framework is synthesized from literature representing three fields of study: management information systems, communication, and decision making. The framework views all available decision-making information as either currently residing In the mind of the decision maker or being provided through communication sources. Furthermore, the communication sources are divided into a formal (system supplied) versus informal (non-system supplied) dichotomy. A conceptual model is then created, based on the framework, that is useful in qualitatively assessing the effects of installing or upgrading CAC on the decision-making information that is available to the decision maker. This model Is then used as a basis for analyzing some of the cost/benefit tradeoffs of employing CAC. The primary contribution of this research is a model that provides a tool for analyzing the effects of CAC technology on the source of decision-making information and on the cost of making decisions using CAC. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2346/21642 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Texas Tech University | en_US |
| dc.rights.availability | Unrestricted. | |
| dc.subject | Communication in management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Management information systems | en_US |
| dc.subject | Decision making -- Data processing | en_US |
| dc.title | A model of the effects of change in communication technology on the sources of information for organizational decision making | |
| dc.type | Thesis |