Abstract
The conflicting results of previous studies examining DSS effectiveness suggest that other factors may be affecting a user’s ability to process information. Several research studies in the marketing, accounting and psychology disciplines have examined the effects information load has on decision quality involving manual decision making tasks. Their results strongly indicate that decision-makers working under increased loads of information beyond an optimal point perform poorly or render poorer decisions. This study examines the relationship between information load and decision quality in a DSS (computer-aided problem solving) environment. The results suggest that in spite of information technology’ s support, information load can affect a user’s decisions.
Recommended Citation
Ching, Russell; Glorfeld, Louis; and Lam, Monica, "The Effects of Information Load on Decision Making In a Decision Support Environment" (1999). AMCIS 1999 Proceedings. 281.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis1999/281