TY - JOUR
T1 - Bringing automated support to large groups
T2 - The Burr-Brown experience
AU - Dennis, Alan R.
AU - Heminger, Alan R.
AU - Nunamaker, J. F.
AU - Vogel, Douglas R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was partially supported by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, the IBM Management Of Information Systems program, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
PY - 1990/3
Y1 - 1990/3
N2 - The area of computer-assisted support for group work has significant practical implications for most areas of organizational practice. The ability to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of group efforts while meeting with user satisfaction would be a valuable plus for nearly all organizations. However, early research into computer support for group work indicated that such systems would likely be limited in their effectiveness to groups of 3 to 5 persons. Later development showed that electronic meeting support (EMS) technology could be effectively used with groups of 8 to 16 participants. The session here demonstrates that EMS technology can be effectively implemented with a planning group of 31 participants. The company, Burr-Brown, used the EMS developed at the University of Arizona MIS Department to carry out its annual strategic planning. Measures of effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction all indicated that the system provided the intended group support during the three day planning session.
AB - The area of computer-assisted support for group work has significant practical implications for most areas of organizational practice. The ability to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of group efforts while meeting with user satisfaction would be a valuable plus for nearly all organizations. However, early research into computer support for group work indicated that such systems would likely be limited in their effectiveness to groups of 3 to 5 persons. Later development showed that electronic meeting support (EMS) technology could be effectively used with groups of 8 to 16 participants. The session here demonstrates that EMS technology can be effectively implemented with a planning group of 31 participants. The company, Burr-Brown, used the EMS developed at the University of Arizona MIS Department to carry out its annual strategic planning. Measures of effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction all indicated that the system provided the intended group support during the three day planning session.
KW - CWS
KW - Collaborative work systems
KW - Computer assisted meetings
KW - EMS
KW - Electronic meeting systems
KW - GDSS
KW - Group decision support systems
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U2 - 10.1016/0378-7206(90)90065-P
DO - 10.1016/0378-7206(90)90065-P
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000964711
SN - 0378-7206
VL - 18
SP - 111
EP - 121
JO - Information and Management
JF - Information and Management
IS - 3
ER -