Effects of Decision Support Systems Training and Cognitive Style on Decision Process Attributes

:Decision support systems (dss) are increasingly being utilized in decision-making situations. However, little is known about why some managers are able to use a dss effectively and others are not. While numerous factors could affect a manager’s use of a dss, this paper reports the results of an experiment designed to measure two of them: type of training received and cognitive style. A controlled laboratory experiment with pretest and posttest measures was conducted using 63 managers to determine how the type of training and the cognitive styles of managers affected their use of a dss generator. Analysis of the results shows that there is an interaction between cognitive style and type of training which affected the manager’s initial use of a dss generator. It appears that providing managers with the appropriate type of training should increase the chances for more effective dss usage.

• 저널Journal of Management Information Systems · 3(2) · 83–93
• 토픽Complex Systems and Decision Making · Management Science and Operations Research
• DOI10.1080/07421222.1986.11517764
• 저자Gary I. Green, Cary T. Hughes