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Organizational information requirements, media richness and structural design
Richard L. Daft,Robert H. Lengel +1 more
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Models are proposed that show how organizations can be designed to meet the information needs of technology, interdepartmental relations, and the environment to both reduce uncertainty and resolve equivocality.Abstract:
This paper answers the question, "Why do organizations process information?" Uncertainty and equivocality are defined as two forces that influence information processing in organizations. Organization structure and internal systems determine both the amount and richness of information provided to managers. Models are proposed that show how organizations can be designed to meet the information needs of technology, interdepartmental relations, and the environment. One implication for managers is that a major problem is lack of clarity, not lack of data. The models indicate how organizations can be designed to provide information mechanisms to both reduce uncertainty and resolve equivocality.read more
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The effects of user participation on the design of accounting information systems
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Talkabout: Making Distance Matter with Small Groups in Massive Classes
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Avatar characteristics induce users’ behavioral conformity with small-to-medium effect sizes: a meta-analysis of the proteus effect
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TL;DR: In this article, the Proteus effect is used to explain why people conform in behavior and attitudes to their avatars' characteristics, in order to provide clarity about the relationship between the two.
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The role of decision support systems in an indeterminate world
TL;DR: It is proposed that computer-based decision support technologies are appropriate to supporting decision making under conditions of uncertainty and complexity, while human-centric approaches may be more appropriate under Conditions of ambiguity or equivocality.
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The effect of interactivity on initial interactions: the influence of information valence and modality and information richness on computer‐mediated interaction
Artemio Ramirez,Judee K. Burgoon +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated whether increased structural interactivity provided by the additional aural and visual modalities influences initial interaction processes and outcomes online, and found that increased availability of nonverbal modalities, combined with the valence of the information acquired, significantly affected interaction involvement and mutuality, which are markers of processual interactivity, as well as the interaction outcomes of uncertainty, predicted outcome value, and information seeking.
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