Exploratory Results of a Factor Analysis of Strategic Information: Implications for Strategic Systems Planning

:The usefulness of strategic decision support systems (sdsss) has been a highly discussed, yet under-investigated issue. This paper attempts to help fill the gap between available subjective/argumentative theory and the necessary empirical evidence to evaluate and implement existing claims and design methodologies.An empirical study is described that explicitly focused on the usefulness of information in a strategic decision-making context. Factor analysis was employed in the derivation of five orthogonal dimensions of the usefulness of strategic information. The results suggest that strategic systems planning [20] may be preferable to historical, traditional approaches to providing useful information to strategic decision makers in a sdss context. A research agenda is discussed that suggests avenues for studying strategic systems planning in the context of various planning processes contributing to sdss development, of knowledge-based sdsss, and of strategic expert systems.

• 저널Journal of Management Information Systems · 5(2) · 83–97
• 토픽Complex Systems and Decision Making · Management Science and Operations Research
• DOI10.1080/07421222.1988.11517826
• 저자Edward J. Szewczak