An Experimental Investigation on the Impact of Mediated Group Memory on Collaborative Small Group Decision-Making
作者:
GeorgiosP. Papamichail,
期刊:
Journal of Decision Systems
(Taylor Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 6,
issue 4
页码: 333-351
ISSN:1246-0125
年代: 1997
DOI:10.1080/12460125.1997.10511733
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: collaborative work;small group decision-making;WWW;mediated group memory;Travail coopération;Décision dans de petits groupes;Web;Mémoire de groupe guidée
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
In this paper we analyse the empirical findings on the impact of mediated group memory (guided information retrieval) on collaborative small group decision-making. In a first approach, we implemented a group decision support system which consists of communication software, decision support software (the Analytic Hierarchy Process method), document exchanging facilities, but most important allowing groups of people to travel together as a team through the Internet. This virtual team is guided by a “knowledge mediator” who determines through the phases of the decision—making process the analogous sources of information. In a first series of experiments, we examine the effects this structure has on small groups of decision makers carrying out tasks with varying complexity and with a need for “rich” multimedia information exchange. The main factors that were taken into account are the time spent to reach the decision, the number of alternative scenarios considered by the group, but also the particular effects on the group decision processes imposed by the presence of a mediator, who controls the different sources of information.
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