| Article ID: | iaor199414 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 166 |
| End Page Number: | 185 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1993 |
| Journal: | INFOR |
| Authors: | Teng James, Ramamurthy K. |
| Keywords: | decision, decision theory: multiple criteria, systems, artificial intelligence: decision support |
Research in Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS) has intensified in recent years. However, there is evidence of fragmented research and considerable lack of clarity regarding this concept. A functional taxonomy is proposed based on two dimensions, content support and process support, which give rise to sixteen possible GDSS types. The validity of the taxonomy is then demonstrated by fitting a large number of implemented or proposed systems in GDSS research onto one of the 16 types. This should lead to greater precision in systems categorization and enhance the usefulness of GDSS research by reducing ambiguity in the attribution of research results.