The Results of the Best DSS Journal Article in 2005

WINNER of the Best Paper 2005:

Holsapple, Clyde W.  and Mark P. Sena, "ERP plans and decision-support benefits", Decision Support Systems, 38 (4) , January 2005, 575-590.

Honorable mention:

Arnott, D., and G. Pervan,  "A critical analysis of decision support systems research', Journal of Information Technology, 20 (2), 2005, 67-87.

Taylor, H.,  "A Critical Decision Interview Approach To Capturing Tacit Knowledge: Principles And Application",  International Journal of Knowledge Management, 1 (3), 2005, 25-39.

The Topics covered include but are not limited to the following:

• Communications-Driven and Group DSS: How Computer, Collaboration and Communication Technologies can support groups in tasks including decision making.

• Data-Driven DSS: Data Modeling and Database Design; Data Warehousing and Large Scale Data storage; OLAP and Executive Information Systems.

• Document-Driven DSS: Knowledge coding, analysis, search and retrieval for decision support.

• Knowledge-Driven DSS, Data Mining and Management Expert Systems Applications: Application of knowledge technologies to address specific decision support needs.

• Model-Driven DSS: Model Formulation, Model Maintenance, Model Management in Distributed Computing Environments, "What if?" analysis.

• Design and Development of Decision Support Systems: Designing DSS for improved decision performance.

• Decision Support Technologies including software and hardware.

• DSS Outcomes and Performance Evaluation: Effects of using DSS.

• DSS Applications: How DSS are used in businesses and organizations.

• DSS user interface design, standards, features.

Mission and Purpose

The mission of SIG DSS is:

• To facilitate the exchange, development, communication, and dissemination of information about various types of Decision Support, Knowledge Management and Data Management Systems among AIS members, and

• To promote research related to Decision Support Systems in business, management, and organizational contexts among AIS members and in the larger community of IS/IT practitioners and scholars.

A Brief History of SIGDSS (adapted from DSSResources.com)

The Association for Information Systems (www.aisnet.org) is "the premier global organization for academics specializing in Information Systems." AIS is an "international organization that seeks to identify, extend, unify, and communicate knowledge in information technology (IT), systems (IS), and management (IM)." In the past 10 years a number of Information Systems groups have merged with AIS. In January 2001, the ISWorld mailing list announced that the Association for Information Systems Board of Directors had decided to create Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in broadly defined IS research areas and requested proposals. My Ask Dan! in the DSS News of February 11, 2001, sought responses from people interested in forming an "AIS special interest group related to data management and decision support". The Ask Dan! column of March 3, 2002 summarizes the founding of SIG DSS. AIS Council approved SIG DSS in mid-December 2001. Six AIS members, S. Alter, J. Courtney, R. Sharda, V. Sugumaran, M. Turoff, and H. Watson, joined me in submitting the proposal for SIG DSS that was approved. In Fall 2002, the SIG DSS leadership team was expanded to include Paul Gray (Claremont) as Founding Past Chair, Mike Goul (ASU) as Vice Chair, and Karen "Dowling" Corral (ASU) as Program Chair. At that time the scope was broadened to include knowledge management.

In Fall 2003, the by-laws of AIS SIG DSS were in the drafting process and an agreement was reached to merge the International Society for Decision Support Systems (ISDSS) with SIG DSS. As part of the merger, Clyde Holsapple (U. Kentucky) and Andrew Winston (U. Texas-Austin) joined the SIG DSS Advisory Board and in December 2003 AIS Council accepted our group's by-laws formally creating AIS SIG DSS: ISDSS.

More can be found at DSS Resources.

The SIGDSS Bylaws can be viewed by clicking on the following link: SIGDSS Bylaws - PDF Document

Contact Information

Dr. Jim Courtney

SIGDSS Chair

Louisiana Tech

courtney@latech.edu

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