ROBERT J. THIERAUF is Professor of Information and Decision Sciences at Xavier University. His 21 earlier publications include A Problem-Finding Approach to Effective Corporate Planning, Effective Information Centers: Guidelines for MIS and IC Managers, and New Directions in MIS Management: Guidelines for the 1990s, all published by Quorum Books.

• Preface An Underlying Framework for Group Decision Support Systems An Introduction to Group Decision Support Systems and Their Essential Characteristics A Framework for Group Decision Support Systems Decision Making in a GDSS Environment Hardware and Software Underlying Group Decision Support Systems Hardware and Data Communications in a GDSS Environment Software and Data Bases in a GDSS Environment Building of Group Decision Support Systems Work Redesign and Development of Group Decision Support Systems Applications of Group Decision Support Systems Strategic Planning in a GDSS Environment Marketing in a GDSS Environment Manufacturing in a GDSS Environment Accounting in a GDSS Environment Personnel in a GDSS Environment Bibliography Index

ROBERT J. THIERAUF is Professor of Information and Decision Sciences at Xavier University. His 21 earlier publications include A Problem-Finding Approach to Effective Corporate Planning, Effective Information Centers: Guidelines for MIS and IC Managers, and New Directions in MIS Management: Guidelines for the 1990s, all published by Quorum Books.

• Preface An Underlying Framework for Group Decision Support Systems An Introduction to Group Decision Support Systems and Their Essential Characteristics A Framework for Group Decision Support Systems Decision Making in a GDSS Environment Hardware and Software Underlying Group Decision Support Systems Hardware and Data Communications in a GDSS Environment Software and Data Bases in a GDSS Environment Building of Group Decision Support Systems Work Redesign and Development of Group Decision Support Systems Applications of Group Decision Support Systems Strategic Planning in a GDSS Environment Marketing in a GDSS Environment Manufacturing in a GDSS Environment Accounting in a GDSS Environment Personnel in a GDSS Environment Bibliography Index

ROBERT J. THIERAUF is Professor of Information and Decision Sciences at Xavier University. His 21 earlier publications include A Problem-Finding Approach to Effective Corporate Planning, Effective Information Centers: Guidelines for MIS and IC Managers, and New Directions in MIS Management: Guidelines for the 1990s, all published by Quorum Books.

• Preface An Underlying Framework for Group Decision Support Systems An Introduction to Group Decision Support Systems and Their Essential Characteristics A Framework for Group Decision Support Systems Decision Making in a GDSS Environment Hardware and Software Underlying Group Decision Support Systems Hardware and Data Communications in a GDSS Environment Software and Data Bases in a GDSS Environment Building of Group Decision Support Systems Work Redesign and Development of Group Decision Support Systems Applications of Group Decision Support Systems Strategic Planning in a GDSS Environment Marketing in a GDSS Environment Manufacturing in a GDSS Environment Accounting in a GDSS Environment Personnel in a GDSS Environment Bibliography Index