Journal of Management Information Systems

Volume 4 Number 1 1987 pp. 83-95

Organizing for Decision Support System Support: The End-User Services Alternative

Watson, Hugh J and Carr, Houston H

ABSTRACT: There are a number of organization structure alternatives for supporting decision support systems, and each alternative has its advantages and disadvantages. One emerging alternative, that of providing support through an end-user services group, is being successfully used by the Oglethorpe Power Corporation.

Key words and phrases: decision support systems, organizing for decision support systems (DSS), human information processing