Decision Support News
 
D. J. Power, Editor
 
August 2, 2015             Vol. 16, No. 15
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1) Why are decision support case studies important? 
2) Recent Decision Support News Headlines 
3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers 
 
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1) Why are decision support case studies important?
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by Daniel J. Power 
Editor, DSSResources.com 
  
Case studies help us understand decision support. Both teaching 
and research case studies serve a useful purpose in advancing 
the field. A good teaching case can share challenges faced in 
design, implementation, and use. A good research case study can 
generate hypotheses for further testing and document "best 
practices" and use cases. Even short case study examples and 
vendor reported case studies enrich our courses and help 
explain the breadth of the decision support phenomenon.
  
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2) Recent Decision Support Headlines
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07/29/2015 UX review finds Apple Watch lacks compelling functionality to drive mass adoption says Strategy Analytics.  Check release. 
07/27/2015 IBM rolls out African skills initiative.  Check release. 
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3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers/Books
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1. August 30, 2015 Call for chapter proposals: decision support systems case studies. Check website Click here. 
  
2. November 30, 2015 Call for papers: ICDSST 2016, Plymouth, UK May 23-25, 2016 Check website Click here. 
  
3. December 12-13, 2015, pre-ICIS Business Analytics (BA) Congress,
Dallas. Check website Click here. 
  
 
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