Decision Support Systems: Factors affecting their design and implementation within organisations. Lessons from two case studies - Couverture souple

Naura, Marc

 
9783659522895: Decision Support Systems: Factors affecting their design and implementation within organisations. Lessons from two case studies
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659522899 ISBN 13 : 9783659522895
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

How do we ensure that scientific tools, techniques and outputs (e.g. models, software, analytical techniques) are used in the ‘applied world’ of industry and government? Many expensive software, models and research outputs are not used, or fail at the implementation stage. In this book, we investigate the factors affecting the uptake of a group of software called Decision Support Systems (DSS) in organisations. We particularly concentrate on the study of DSS interactions with organisational culture, and the ‘frictions’ that assumptions taken in their design may generate with existing work practice and organisational beliefs, potentially leading to their rejection by users. We further propose a methodology for developing DSS that accounts for organisational and cultural factors, with the aim of increasing user acceptance and uptake. We demonstrate the application of the proposed methodology in a case study with a major environmental organisation in the United Kingdom.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

How do we ensure that scientific tools, techniques and outputs (e.g. models, software, analytical techniques) are used in the ‘applied world’ of industry and government? Many expensive software, models and research outputs are not used, or fail at the implementation stage. In this book, we investigate the factors affecting the uptake of a group of software called Decision Support Systems (DSS) in organisations. We particularly concentrate on the study of DSS interactions with organisational culture, and the ‘frictions’ that assumptions taken in their design may generate with existing work practice and organisational beliefs, potentially leading to their rejection by users. We further propose a methodology for developing DSS that accounts for organisational and cultural factors, with the aim of increasing user acceptance and uptake. We demonstrate the application of the proposed methodology in a case study with a major environmental organisation in the United Kingdom.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr Marc Naura is an aquatic ecologist and scientist with 20 years' experience in environmental management and applied research. He has worked in consultancy, research and as part of a major government organisation in the UK. He is also a programmer and has developed software for public and private businesses.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659522899
ISBN 13 
9783659522895
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
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