Research in Management Information Systems: The Minnesota Experiments
Research in Management Information Systems: The Minnesota Experiments
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管理信息系统研究：明尼苏达实验
DOI：
10.1287/mnsc.23.9.913
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发表时间：
1977
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通讯作者：
N. L. Chervany
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作者：
G. Dickson;J. Senn;N. L. Chervany
在过去的十年中，使用基于计算机的信息决策系统来支持组织中的决策已经显著增加。然而，很少有人致力于确定为决策提供的信息结构与决策的有效性之间存在何种关系。本文总结了一系列的实验。明尼苏达实验（Minnesota Experiments），旨在研究各种信息系统特征对决策活动的重要性。本文讨论了1970- 1975年期间的几个研究项目。通过改变在每个实验中向参与者提供信息的方式，研究了各种信息系统特征和个体差异对决策有效性的影响。结果分析表明，在许多情况下，参与者的决策/决策过程受到信息系统结构和/或个人决策者属性的影响。研究结果为信息系统的设计者提供了指导方针，并为继续研究提供了富有成效的途径。
The use of computer based information-decision systems to support decision making in organizations has increased significantly in the last decade. Very little effort has been devoted, however, to determine what relationships exist between the structure of information presented for decision making and the ensuing effectiveness of the decision. This article summarizes a series of experiments. The Minnesota Experiments, which were conducted to examine the significance of various information system characteristics on decision activity. Several research programs administered in the period 1970--1975 are discussed in this paper. By varying the manner in which information was provided to participants in each experiment, the impact of various information system characteristics and individual differences on decision effectiveness was investigated. Analysis of the results shows that, in many cases, the decisions/decision-making process of the participants was affected by the information system structure and/or attributes of individual decision makers. The results suggest guidelines for the designers of information systems and fruitful avenues for continued research.