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What is Structured and Unstructured Decisions

Chapter 49
Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies
The degree of structuredness of a decision is analogous to Simon’s (1977) notion of programmable vs. to nonprogrammable decision, which describes the extent to which a complete model can be proposed for the decision in all its aspects—it is all the variables it involves and the relationships amongst them.
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How Groupware Systems Can Change How an Organisation Makes Decisions: A Case Study in the Publishing Industry
Frédéric Adam (University College Cork, Ireland), Jean-Charles Pomerol (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France), and Patrick Brézillon (University Paris 6, France, and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-843-7.ch049
Abstract
In this article, a newspaper company which has implemented a computerised editorial system is studied in an attempt to understand the impact that groupware systems can have on the decision making processes of an organisation. First, the case study protocol is presented, and the findings of the case are described in detail. Conclusions are then presented which pertain both to this case and to the implementation of decision support systems that have a groupware dimension.
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Understanding the Legacy of Herbert Simon to Decision Support Systems
The degree of structuredness of a decision is analogous to Simon’s notion of programmable vs. nonprogrammable decision, which describes the extent to which a complete model can be proposed for the decision in all its aspects—it is all the variables it involves and the relationships amongst them.
Published in Chapter: Understanding the Legacy of Herbert Simon to Decision Support Systems; From: Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies
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