TY - BOOK AU - Burstein,Frada (ed) AU - Holsapple, Clyde W (ed) TI - Handbook on decision support systems 2: variations SN - 9783540487159 U1 - 658.4038011 PY - 2008/// CY - Berlin PB - Springer KW - Decision support systems KW - Management information systems N1 - The aim of this book is to survey the decision support system (DSS) field covering both developed territory and emergent frontiers. It will give the reader a clear understanding of fundamental DSS concepts, methods, technologies, trends, and issues. It will serve as a basic reference work for DSS research, practice, and instruction. To achieve these goals, the book has been designed according to a ten-part structure, divided in two volumes with chapters authored by well-known, well-versed scholars and practitioners from the DSS community ER -