1995 ProceedingsDecision Sciences Institute
1995 Annual MeetingNovember 20-22,1995
Boston, Massachusetts
VOLUME 2
DSS/AI/Expert SystemsManagement Information SystemsMS/OR: Techniques, Models, and ApplicationsStatistics, Decision Analysis, and Forecasting
PROCEEDINGS COORDINATOR
Cliff T. RagsdaleVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
PROGRAM CHAIR
Ernest C. Houck
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
UB/TIB Hannover 89
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Contents—Volume 2
DSS/AI/EXPERT SYSTEMS
DSS APPLICATIONS IN FINANCE
465 A General Framework for Developing Financial
Decision Support SystemsAntdnio M. Palma-dos-Reis and Fatemeh Zahedi
468 Alternative Neural Network Algorithms in
Bankruptcy Prediction
Wullianallur Raghupathi
INVITED SESSION: DSS APPLICATIONS
470 A Computer-based DSS for Private Aircraft OwnershipLaurence J. Moore, Edward R. Clayton, and
Daniel G. Conway
473 A Decision Support System for Coal Blending AnalysisEdward R. Clayton and Terry R. Rakes
476 Structuring a Highway Traffic Flow Model Within a
Decision Support Framework
Terry R. Rakes, Loren P. Rees, and James A. Pope
GDSS DEVELOPMENT
477 A Japanese Group Decision Support SystemMilam W. Aiken, Chi Hwang, and Jeanette Martin
480 A Comparison of Brainstorming and BrainwritingKhalid Aljumaih, Milam W. Aiken, and Mahesh
B. Vanjani
483 Intelligent Agents in a Group Decision Support SystemMilam W. Aiken, Brian J. Reithel, Sumali J.
Conlon, Chi Hwang, and Luvai F. Motiwalla
DSS APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE
486 Decision Making Model Possibilities to Allocate
Radiologists to Specific Facilities
Zhongxian Wang, Aran Kumar, Sung J. Shim,and Rick I. Jones
489 A Graphical Decision Support Too! for Medical
Diagnosis Cuts Costs While Improving Quality in
Pilot StudyNoel C. Smith, Mark Eakin, Craig Slinkman,Frank J. Papa, and Anthony Clark
TOPIC TABLE: DSS APPLICATION
492 A Neural Network Driven Fuzzy System Approachto Bond Rating
Mirza B. Murtaza, Jaymeen R, Shah, and VipulK. Gupta
492 Developing a Generalized DSS for SupportingLong-Term Investment Decisions
Chang-tseh Hsieh and Iskandar S. Hamwi
492 A Symbolic Artificial Intelligence Approach for
Describing Consumers' Financial Expectations
Raymond L. Major
492 A R&D Knowledge Based Decision Aid
Stephen A. Floyd and G. Stephen Wakefield
493 A Knowledge Editor for Inventory Control
Mohammad Z. Bsat, John Seydel, Edward L.
Gillenwater, and Sumali J. Conlon
INVITED SESSION: MULTIPLE CRITERIA
SUPPORT TO DSS
494 The Multiplicative AHP, SMART, and ELECTRE in
a Common Context
Freerk A. Lootsma and Han Schuijt
496 Comparison of Selection Aids
Alexander Mechitov, Helen M. Moshkovich, and
David L. Olson
EXPERT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
499 Evaluation of Alternative Instructional Strategies in
Intelligent Coaching Systems: An Empirical Study
Bijan Fazlollahi, Mihir A. Parikh, and Sameer
Verma
502 An Open-Systems Approach Toward IntegratingKnowledge Bases in Expert System Shell
Rajeev Kaula
505 Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an
Expert System for Advising Naval MidshipmenWilliam P. McCullough and Robert T. Sumichrast
NEURAL NETWORK FORECASTING
508 Forecasting Gross Domestic Product Using a Neural
Network
Milam W. Aiken, Joyce Morrison, Joseph G.
Paolillo, and Luvai F. Motiwalla
511 Developing Better Neural Network Classification
Models: An Example of Determining Commercial
Loan Creditworthiness
Louis W. Glorfeld and Bill C. Hardgrave
514 The 1994 Mythical National College Football
Champion: A Neural Network ApproachRick L. Wilson
GDSS PROCESSES
517 GDSS Impact on Organization LearningRavi G.R. Patnayakuni, Nainika Patnayakuni, and
Parag C. Pendharkar
520 A Survey of GDSS Use in Culturally Diverse and
Homogeneous GroupsBonnie Daily, John P. Loveland, and Robert
Steiner
523 Social Influence in Remote vs. Face-to-Face GroupsRoss Hightower and Constanza Hagmann
DSS APPLICATIONS IN OPERATIONS
526 Intelligent Systems Assisting the Port of Singaporeto Compete
Lai-Lai Tung and Efraim Turban
529 A Quick-Response Master Scheduling System for
Make-to-Stock Manufacturing
Kenneth R. MacLeod
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532 Personnel Workload Planning: A Knowledge-BasedSystem Approach
Dorothy G. Dologite, Robert J. Mockler, and
Chiang-Nan Chao
TOPIC TABLE: NEURAL NETWORKS
535 A Simple Heuristic for Preventing Overtraining in
Neural Networks Trained with Backpropagation:Applications in Time Series Forecasting
Susan Colvin White and Vincent L. Wiggins
535 A Data Envelopment Analysis Preprocessor:Application of Neural Networks to the Measurement
of Relative Efficiency
David M. Barrett and Gregory T. Jones
536 NEURAL NETWORKS, BRAIN-LIKE
LEARNING AND LINEAR PROGRAMMING
Asim Roy
EMERGING ISSUES
537 Geographic Information Systems: True
Decision-Making CompanionHossein Bidgoli
540 Investigations of Ethical Decision-Making Processes
in Newly Formed and Established Face-to-Face and
GSS Supported Teams: A Proposed Study
Roy M. Dejoie
543 The Changing Structure of Decision SupportSystems Research
Sean B. Eom
INVITED SESSION: NEGOTIATION SUPPORT
SYSTEMS
546 Advances in Negotiating Science—A Synopsis
Jeffrey E. Teich, Hannele Wallenius, and JyrkiWallenius
549 How to Select Fair Improving Directions in a
Negotiation Model Over Continuous Issues
Harri Ehtamo, Markku Verkama, and Raimo P.
HSmaiainen
TOPIC TABLE: GDSS
552 A Group Support System (GSS) May Not Show
Improved Decision Making
Peter C. Johnson and R. Leon Price
552 Decision Support Systems in the Same Place /
Different Time Environment: A Research Agenda
Clyde W. Holsapple and Russell S. Morton
552 Assessing Participation Costs in Collective Decision
Making: Cognitive Biases in the Judgment of Social
Risk
Steven D. Silver and Lisa Troyer
TOPIC TABLE: DSS
553 Implications ofTask Ambiguity in Decision SupportSystems
Ahmer S. Karim, James C. Hershauer, and
Thomas E. Sandman
553 Comparison of Alternative Designs for What-if Tasks
Gillian R. Hall, Leonard J. Kazmier, and Andrew
S. Philippakis
553 The Two Level Hierarchical CapacitatedConcentrator Location Problem: A Visual Interactive
ApproachHasan Pirkul and Rakesh Gupta
553 The Influence of Information Source, Decision Style,and Decision Environment on Decision Making
Jagannathan V. Iyengar
554 Closing the DSS Cognitive Function Support Gap:
An Illustration
Nancy Green Hall
NEURAL NETWORK APPLICATIONS IN
MEDICINE
555 A Neural Network Approach to Software
Development Cost Estimation Using Function Points
Sidhartha Raina, Robert Elliot Smith, and Joseph
M. Mellichamp
558 Predicting Total Healthcare Treatment Costs of
Medicaid Recipients: An Artificial Neural Systems
ApproachJoyce Morrison, John D. Johnson, and Kent
Summers
561 Neural Network Models for Improving DiagnosticSpecificity in Trauma Complications Assessment
Robert P. Marble, James C. Healy, and Thomas
J. Johnson
DATABASE ASPECTS OF DSS
564 Mental Imagery: Object-Oriented or Network Based?
Akhilesh Chandra, Ravindra Krovi, and BalajiRajagopalan
567 Case-Based Approach to Conceptual Database DesignW. Amber Lo and Joobin Choobineh
570 Object-Oriented Model Base Management System
Hu Xiaohui
INVITED SESSION: KNOWLEDGE
ACQUISITION METHODOLOGIES
573 Emerging Information Technologies for Knowledge
Acquisition: A Critical Evaluation
Merrill E. Warkentin
576 Group-Based Knowledge Acquisition from Multiple
ExpertsRoberta M. Roth
579 Eliciting and Modeling Knowledge for Case-Based
Systems: An Introduction
Uma G. Gupta and John H. Bradley
SYSTEMS THEORY
582 Beyond Enterprise Modeling: System Dynamics and
the On-line Analytical Processing Information
System Paradigm
William S, Hodges, James F. Courtney, and
David B. Paradice
586 Reclassifying Information Systems
William E, Rayburn
589 A Decomposition Method for Asymmetric Decision
Problems
Liping Liu and Prakash P. Shenoy
TOPIC TABLE: EXPERT SYSTEMS
592 An Analysis of Knowledge Requirements for
Designing Expert Database SystemsMartin Santana, Steven Homik, and George M.
Marakas
592 Difficulties in Assessing Problem Definitions
Anne P. Massey, Daniel L. Clapper, and TracyNassett
592 Intelligent Agents for Decision SupportRahul De" and Dolphy M. Abraham
MODELING ISSUES
593 Gaming, Cognitive Models, and StrategyShawn D. Bird
596 An Analogical Reasoning Component for Structured
Models of Decision Support SystemsCharles Dierbach
599 An Empirical Study of Genetic Algorithm Crossover
Functions for Solving the Traveling Salesman
Problem
Lawrence J. Schmitt and Mohammad M. Amini
TRAINING NEURAL NETWORKS
602 Rule Extractions for Backpropagation and Decision
Trees
S. Monica Lam
605 Weight Decay Backpropagation for Missing Values
Amit Gupta and S. Monica Lam
608 Comparison of Neural Net Training Using Backprop(BP) and Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) Algorithm for
Multi-Product ForecastingRajan Kumaralingam, David M. Miller, and
Robert Elliot Smith
MANAGEMENT INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
A VARffiTY OF APPLICATIONS: RETAH,,GOVERNMENT, AND MANUFACTURING
611 Revitalizing a Legacy System to Enhance User
Satisfaction: A Field Study of Government Users
Kirk P. Arnett, Charles R. Litecky, and Bob
Beatty
614 Implications of IT Change on Retail Organizations:
Lessons from a Case StudyAlbert L. Harris and Alicia Aldridge
617 Design of a Prototype Manufacturing Information
System with Time Dimension Incorporated in It
William C. Johnson, Mo Adam Mahmood, MaryC. Robbins, and R. Srinivas Kumar
OUTSOURCING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATION
620 The Strategic Sourcing Model for Information
TechnologyLouis A. Le Blanc and Conway T. Rucks
623 Educating Tomorrow's Systems AnalystsMark M. Misic and Nancy L. Russo
626 Information Systems Instruction in American
Business Schools: An Empirical Study
B. Wayne Kemp, Festus O. Olorunniwo, and
John D. Overby
INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN ISSUES
630 The Effectiveness of Expert Systems: An EmpiricalEvaluation of the Expert Systems Development Life
CycleGirish H. Subramanian, Gayle J. Yaverbaum, and
Steve Brandt
633 An Empirical Investigation of Embedded Warningsin Computer-Based Systems to Limit Input Errors
Kathleen Mykytyn
636 Design of Information Presentation SystemsManouchehr Tabatabai and James C. Hershauer
THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY ON THE ORGANIZATION
639 Information Technology Expenditure and
Organization Performance: A Structural EquationModel
Ravi G.R. Patnayakuni and Nainika Patnayakuni
642 The Relationship Between OrganizationalCharacteristics and Information System Structure:
An International Survey
Varan Grover and Albert H. Segars
645 Information Systems Sizing, Sourcing, and Control:
Strategies for the 1990s
Patrick J. Rondeau, William J. Doll, and
Gholamreza Torkzadeh
TOPIC TABLE: THE OBJECT-ORIENTED
PARADIGM
648 A Model for the Integration of Object-Oriented and
Relational ConceptsWilliam D. Haseman and Antonio M. Palma-dos-Reis
648 Object-Oriented vs. Extended Relational DBMS: The
Strengths, the Constraints, and the Effectiveness
Asghar Sabbaghi
648 Empirical Comparisons of Object-Oriented and
Entity-Relationship Data Models
Bill C. Hardgrave
648 Relational vs. Object-Oriented: An Examination of
Two Paradigms
Rakesh R. Neunaha and Jyothi Gaddam
649 Objects in a Non-Object World
Frederick G. Kohun, Robert J. Skovira, and
David F. Wood
TOPIC TABLE: SPECIAL INFORMATION
SYSTEM APPLICATIONS
650 Information Systems in an Eastern European Resort
Complex: A Case Study
Gordon Couturier
650 Multimedia Support for Interactive ShoppingLaura Lally and Nikola Swartz
650 An Argument Logic Based Model of the CorporateAudit Planning Process
Malini Sridhar and Ramaswamy Ramesh
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650 Methodological Problems in Estimating the Hedonic
Price Functions of PC's
Easwar Nyshadham and Chittibabu Govindarajulu
651 Regional Health Information Networks: Impacts and
Obstacles to Overcome
Narender K. Ramarapu, Suresh S. Prabhu, and
Adam S. Huarng
THE MEASUREMENT OF SYSTEMS SUCCESS
652 The Development of a Tool for Measuring the
Effective Use of Information Technology in an
Organizational Context
William J. Doll and Gholamreza Torkzadeh
655 The Relationship Between the Context of Computer
System Use and Success
Robert W. Stone and David J. Good
658 Perceptions of an Information System Innovation as
a Mediator of the Relationship between Management
Support, Training Satisfaction, and System Success
Lutfus Sayeed and Robert Moorman
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY
661 Security Threats in Mainframe and Client/Server
Environments: A Comparative Study
Sherry D. Ryan and Bijoy Bordoloi
664 Information Systems Security: An Extended
Framework
George E. Heilman and Charles B. Foltz
667 A Novell Approach to Network Security and
Controlling User Access
Deborah S. Chew
670 CURRICULUM '95 - THE NEW INFORMATION
SYSTEMS MODEL CURRICULUM
John T. Gorgone
GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
671 An Analysis of Problems and Tactics in DevelopingGlobal Applications of Information Technology
Martin Santana and Rajiv Sabherwal
674 Global Measures of Information Services Quality: A
Cross-National Study of Hong Kong, Korea, the
Netherlands and the U.S.A.
William J. Kettinger, Choong C. Lee, and Sunro Lee
677 Managing Information Technology in Eastern
Europe: The Challenges in Romania
Charles R. Franz and Robert Klepper
TOPIC TABLE: EXECUTIVE INFORMATION
SYSTEMS (EIS) AND RESEARCH TOPICS
680 Perceptions on Computer Literacy for ManagementCurricula
Brenda Massetti, Thomas G. Goeller, and MaryE. Brabston
680 Review of Research in Telecommunications:
A Framework
Rohit Rampal
680 Cognitive Science and Neuroscience in Information
Systems Research
Kerry L. Henson and J, Wayne Spence
680 Executive Information Systems Use in Financial
Institutions
Narender K. Ramarapu, Suresh S. Prabhu, and
Adam S. Huarng
681 Executive Information Systems Literature in
Academic and Practitioner Journals (1990-1994): An
Initial Examination
Judith M. Stefanc and Kent A. Walstrom
NEW IDEAS IN SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT:
EMPOWERMENT AND LEAD-USERS
682 Empowerment in Business Process Reengineering
Projects: An Empirical StudyDavid J. Paper
685 Learning from Empowerment and Remembering the
Lesson
Jeffrey J. Johnson and David J. Paper
688 Innovative Solutions: Incorporating 'Lead Users' in
Systems DevelopmentMary B. Burns and Rosann Webb Collins
INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH:
THE BIG PICTURE
691 MIS Research in Korea: 1974-1994
Sang-yong Baek, Kyung-soo Park, and
Seung-woon Kim
694 The Case for Really Useful Human-ComputerInteraction Research: Blending Psychological Theoryand Practice
Michael G. Morris and Andrew P. Dillon
697 IS Research Methodology Patterns and Trends
Paulette S. Alexander, Suvojit Choton Basu,Amarnath Prakash, and James E. Whitworth
DATABASE RESEARCH
700 A Comparative Analysis of Database Schema
Integration Methodologies within a Framework of
Emerging Issues
Gillian R. Hall
703 The Interval Data Type in the Relational Database
Model
John W. Starner
706 Exploring Databases Using Cohesion
Lawrence Mazlack, Cynthia Flowers, and
Richard Feinauer
INFORMATION SYSTEM ETHICS
709 IS Ethical Attitudes of Entry-Level Business
Personnel: An Extended ReplicationMichael E. Whitman and Anthony R. Hendrickson
712 Regional Comparison of Ethical Beliefs of MIS
Professionals: An Empirical InvestigationDonald L. Davis, Donna F. Davis, Neil E.
Swanson, and Masood A. Badri
715 The Influences of Formal and Informal Codes of
Computer Ethics
Margaret Anne Pierce and John W. Henry
INVITED SESSION: EMERGING STANDARDS
AND PRACTICES FOR THE WORLD WIDE WEB
718 Opportunities and Challenges for Cities on the
Information Superhighway: The City of Hartford
ExperienceLuvai F. Motiwalla, Sherman Murphy, and Albert
Ouellette
721 Policies and Standards for Digital Commerce on theWorld Wide Web
Merrill E. Warkentin and Lutrus Sayeed
724 Strategies for Future Success in Developing and
Marketing Web Software
Hal Berghel
TOPIC TABLE: INFORMATION SYSTEMS
PROFESSIONALS AND PRACTICES
727 What IS Skills/Knowledge Do (and Should) MBAs
Possess? Some Findings from a Multi-PerspectiveEmpirical Research
Hindupur V. Ramakrishna, V. A. Quarstein, and
Bindiganavale Vijayaraman
727 Computer Fraud: Does Experience Lead to Changesin Policy and Security?
Nancy K. Keith and Heidi Perreault
727 Critical Success Factors for MIS Professionals
Rick J. Weible
727 A Preliminary Cultural Comparison of Information
Systems Professionals in the United States and the
United Kingdom: A Field SurveyMonica C. Holmes, J. Wayne Spence, and Alan Mills
728 Information System Practices in Well Managed
Companies—An Exploratory Study
Satya N. Prattipati
TOPIC TABLE: THE INTERNET, ELECTRONIC
DATA INTERCHANGE, AND
TELECONFERENCING
729 Utilization of the Internet in Business Schools
Elizabeth R. Towell, Anna Yim, and Terry Lam
729 A Detailed Analysis of TeleconferencingTechnology and Applications
David C. Yen, Sooun Lee, Daniel T. Duricy, and
Hung-Lian Tang
729 Using Electronic Data Interchange for Strategic
Advantage: The Case of the Banking Industry
Connie W. Crook and Ram Kumar
729 The Quiet Revolution of SGML
William P. Wagner and Jigish S. Zaveri
730 On the Evolution of the Internet User
Jean-Pierre Kuilboer
TOPIC TABLE: THE MANAGEMENT OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
731 Organizational Politics and the IS Function—
Managing the Nexus
Amarnath Prakash
731 The Contribution of Information Systems in Quality
ManagementGanesh D. Bhatt
731 MIS Is the Catalyst: Business-Organization-Technology
Herman P. Hoplin
731 An Approach of Integrating Technology and
Strategic Planning
Myung-Ha Bang
RESEARCH ISSUES IN MIS: DATA
AGGREGATION, TASK DEFINITION, ANDCONFLICT HANDLING
732 Converting End-User Tasks from Manual to
Computer: Does It Change the Task? An
Experimental InvestigationRichard A. Huff
735 Understanding and Controlling Fallacies in Analyseswith Data Aggregation: An Application to MIS Research
Manoel G. Oliveira
738 The Relationship Between Conflict Handling Styleand End-User Perceptions
Douglas E. White and Ann Murphy
741 ISSUES IN VIDEOCONFERENCING FOR
ACADEMIC USE
Michael M. Delaney
742 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS:
ISSUES IN DECISION-MAKING RESEARCH
AND TEACHING
Lisa D. Murphy and William C. Perkins
TOPIC TABLE: NEW APPROACHES TO
INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
743 Critical Issues in Client Server Systems
Anil K. Aggarwal
743 Workgroup Support for Automated System
Development: Using the Classroom as a Test Site
Carol J. Jeffries and Connie W. Crook
743 The Information Data Warehouse: An Investigationof the Concept
Rakesh R. Neunaha
743 An Investigation of the Use of Self-Directed Work
Teams in Information Systems ProjectsKaren L. Williams
744 Application Development in a Distributed
Component-Based Environment
Srinivas Vuppuluri and Hemant Jain
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ISSUES:
SATISFACTION AND TRUST BUILDING
745 A Comparison of Three Competing Models of
Satisfaction
Kristy D, Glorfeld, Thomas W. Jones, and
Timothy P. Cronan
748 Convergent Validity of Satisfaction Measures with
Perceptual Confounds
Roger W. McHaney, Douglas E. White, and
Jennifer Kreie
751 Trust Building Processes in OrganizationalRelationships
D. Harrison McKnight and Norman L. Chervany
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TOTAL
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
754 Approaches to Measuring TQM Success in Software
DevelopmentMonica J. Parzinger and Ravinder Nath
757 The Role of the Information Systems Organizationin ISO 9000 Registration
Elizabeth R. Towell, Joachim Lauer, and
Kathleen L. McFadden
760 Total Quality Management and the Information
Systems Function
Stephen A. Floyd and Kenneth D. Tice
OBJECT-ORIENTED ANALYSIS AND LOGICAL
DATA MODELLING
763 The Impact of the Object-Oriented Approach on the
Structured Approach and the Systems DevelopmentLife Cycle: A Review and Synthesis of the Literature
Constance A. Knapp and Stuart Seligman
766 A Comparison of Expert and Novice Behavior in
Logical Data Modeling
Susan E. Rebstock, E. Reed Doke, and Rick L. Wilson
769 Integrating Object-Oriented Analysis and
Activity-Based AnalysisCharles Amett and John C. Windsor
TOPIC TABLE: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMSAND GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS
772 Design of Decision Support Systems in Learning
OrganizationsGanesh D. Bhatt and James A. Rodger
772 Adoption and Use of Group Support Systems in
Organizations: An Empirical InvestigationSusan E. Rebstock and E. Reed Doke
772 ' GSS Use and Ethical Decision Making: A Projectionof the Effects
James J. Cappel and John C. Windsor
772 The Development of a Spreadsheet Metric: An
Extension of McCabe's Basis Path Method
Brian J. Reithel
773 Mapping Integrative Management Support SystemsA. James Wynne and Jyh-Horng Tarn
USER INTENTIONS, EXPECTATIONS ANDPERFORMANCE
774 Predicting User Intentions: Attitudes Before UsingApplication Software
Thomas W. Dillon, Jean-Pierre Kuilboer, and
Joseph D. Quinn
777 Computer Anxiety and Performance: A Model and a
Recommendation
Mayur S. Desai
780 An Empirical Investigation of Factors that Influence
Users' Expectations of Information SystemsRandy Ryker and Ravinder Nath
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
783 The Organization of Knowledge: Considerations on
Singular and Multiple Knowledge Classification—
An Exploratory Case StudyPaul J.A. van Vliet and Marilyn G. Kletke
786 The Design of Intelligent Organizations: A
Management of Information ApproachRakesh R. Neunaha and Parag C. Pendharkar
789 Effects of Information Technology on University
Organizational Design
Terence F. Ryan and Gary M. Kern
TOPIC TABLE: OBJECT-ORIENTEDTECHNOLOGY: SOFTWARE ADOPTION AND
DEVELOPMENT
792 Using Object-Oriented Models for DevelopingInformation Systems: An Example
Amarnath Prakash
792 Diffusion Theory and the Adoption of Software
Innovations: A Critique of the Literature
James A. Rodger, Parag C. Pendharkar, and
Ganesh D. Bhatt
792 Knowledge Based Systems Development in
Manufacturing: Two Case Studies
Mesbah U. Ahmed, Anand S. Kunnathur, Charles
C. Knabush, Jr., and Roger Dutton
792 Using Object Oriented TechnologyManfred W. Hopfe and Nancy Tsai
793 Object-Oriented Technologies in Computer Science
Curricula
David E. Douglas and Patti D. Massey
TOPIC TABLE: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
794 Software Upgrade Effects on Perceived
Organizational Productivity and User Satisfaction:
A Pilot StudyPaul J.A. van Vliet, Kathleen K. Molnar, and
Marilyn G. Kletke
794 Toward a Practical Methodology for EvaluatingUsers' Satisfaction with IS: An EmpiricalInvestigation
Charles E. Downing
794 A Comparative Investigation of Influence Sources of
Diffusion of Information Technology (IT)
Outsourcing in Europe and the United States
Nadesan S. Kumar, Balaji Rajagopalan, Anil
Kumar, and Ravindra Krovi
794 Systems Analysis and Design Tools as a
Communications Channel
Dale Lunsford and Hasan Pirkul
795 An Empirical Investigation into ProductivityMeasures in the Information Systems Function
Nancy L. Russo, Ross Hightower, and J. Michael
Pearson
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TOPIC TABLE: INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
796 Towards a New Paradigm for Information SystemsDevelopment
Alexander Hars and Jack T. Marchewka
796 An Infrastructure for Agile Enterprise Product
Development SystemsMichael D. Reimann and Joseph Sarkis
796 Personal Construct Theory as a SystemRequirements Determination Methodology
Kent A. Walstrom and Rick L. Wilson
796 Development Requirements of an Effective
Organizational Communication Support System
Hulya Yazici
STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND
EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (EIS)
797 An Assessment of the Rational and Political
Arguments for Some Implicit Guidelines in the
Strategic Information Systems Literature
Rajiv Sabherwal
800 Multimedia Executive Information Systems:Potential Benefits
Albert H.C. Huang and John C. Windsor
803 Orchestrating the Use of Information Technology for
Competitive Advantage: A Niche-Driven ApproachBrian J. Reithel and Chi Hwang
THE INTERNET AND LOCAL AREA
NETWORKS (LANS)
806 LAN Performance Models for Office Applications
Timothy Paul Cronan, David E. Douglas, and
Roger W. McHaney
809 The Internet and the Manufacturing OrganizationRichard G. Mathieu
812 Security Issues and the Internet
Abbas Foroughi and William C. Perkins
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND GROUP
SUPPORT SYSTEMS RESEARCH
815 An Extended Framework for GDSS Research
Santosh S. Venkatraman
818 A Decision Support System Approach to Software
Risk Assessment
Wullianallur Raghupathi
820 The Effects of Decision Schemes on Group Decision
Processes and Outcomes: Implications for GDSS
Jungduck Kim, Karen B. Bynum, and James F.
Courtney
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR SMALL
BUSINESS
823 The Development of Instrumentation for Assessment
of IS Competitive Advantage in Small Businesses
Cynthia K. Riemenschneider, David A. Harrison,
and Peter P. Mykytyn, Jr.
826 Analysis of User Computing Success in Small Firms
in New Zealand
Magid Igbaria, Nancy Zinatelli, Angele L.M.
Cavaye, Milton A. Silver, and Donna Weaver
McCloskey
829 Expertise in Computer System Design: What Do
Small Businesses Get at Retail Computer Stores?
Gerald E. Evans
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES
832 The Effects of User Interface Technology on the
Organizational Performance: An Empirical Study
Jung P. Shim and Shinil Yoon
835 End User Computing Data Infrastructure Support: A
Review and Assessment
Lisa D. Murphy
838 Comparison of Computer Use Between Lower Level
and Higher Level Managers in Large Organizations
Chung S. Kim and Dane Peterson
RESEARCH ON GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS
841 An Empirical Assessment of the Use of Hierarchical
Conglomerative Cluster Analysis for Group Decision
Support SystemsRussell K.H. Ching and Louis W. Glorfeld
844 Collaborative Work Using Group Decision Support
Systems: Presentation and Authoring Support for
Different Task Domains
Ashraf I. Shirani and Mohammed H.A. Tafti
BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING
847 The Role of Information Technology in Business
Reengineering
Jin H. Im and Deborah L. Dupre
850 A Preliminary Examination of Business Process
Reengineering Characteristics
Vikram Sethi, David Meinert, Vijay Sethi, and
Prayuth Sirasudhi
853 A Comprehensive Methodology for Business Process
ReengineeringChung S. Kim
INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
856 Selecting a Systems Development Methodology: A
Decision Matrix ApproachAmarnath Prakash
859 An Evaluation of Software Engineering Applicationin Information System Development
Prashant Palvia
862 A Complexity Metric to Aid Software Testing and
Maintenance
Patricia A. McQuaid, Kai H. Chang, and James
H. Cross II
ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP MODELS AND
NORMALIZATION
865 Evaluating E-R Models: A Model and Methodology
Someswar Kesh
868 Normalization and Normal Forms for Image-basedInformation Systems
Chandrashekar D. Challa and Richard T. Redmond
871 The Link Between Entity-Relationship Modeling and
Normalization Errors
Douglas B. Bock
EDI & ISDN
874 ISDN: Strategic Analysis and DevelopmentConsiderations
Michael T. Warmouth, David C. Yen, Sooun
Lee, and Hung-Lian Tang
877 Survey of Critical Success Factors for Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI) ImplementationRebecca A. Hendon, Ravinder Nath, and Choton
Basu
880 'Spoke' Enterprises: A Preliminary Assessment of
Expectations and Performance of EDI
Deepak Khazanchi
CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
883 Goal Interdependence and Distributions of Power:
Stimuli for Communication in Information SystemsDevelopment
Jack T. Marchewka
886 Study of Innovation Diffusion in Organizations:Integrating Communications and OrganizationalLearning Perspectives
Srinarayan Sharma
889 Dynamic Investment in Technology and Training to
Increase Output
Karen J. Napoleon and Cheryl Gaimon
CASE TOOLS AND PERCEIVED
USEFULNESS/EASE OF USE
892 The Impact of Perceived Information Accessibilityand Perceived Information Accuracy on Perceived
Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use of
Communication TechnologyGirish H, Subramanian
895 A Comparative Evaluation of CASE Tools
Gerald V. Post, Albert Kagan, and RobertT. Keim
898 Users' Perspectives of the Impact of CASE Tools on
Information System Development ProductivitySpiros Velianitis, Thomas E. Sandman, and
Ahmer S. Karim
MS/OR: TECHNIQUES, MODELS AND
APPLICATIONS
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS (D
901 An Integrated Model for Locating Production and
Distribution Facilities for Multiple Commodities in a
Multi-Echelon Environment
Vaidyanathan Jayaraman and Hasan Pirkul
904 An LP Solution Algorithm for the Minimum Flow
Problem
Veena Adlakha and Hossein Arsham
907 An Integrated Framework for Profit MaximizingDistribution System Design
Ronald K. Satterfield and E. Powell Robinson, Jr.
TOPIC TABLE: GENERAL TOPICS IN MS/OR
910 Practical Aspects of Simulation MetamodelingRichard A. Johnson
910 Can All Simulation Languages and Products Be
Assumed Valid?
Roger W. McHaney
910 A Two Step Model for U.S. Air Force Sortie
Assignment
Long-Geng Zhao, Calvin DeWitt, and David
Genevish
910 Lo$$es Suffered by the Ba$eball Fan Due
to the $trrrr...ike
Cyrus K. Motlagh and Shahram Taj
911 Selecting and Implementing the Best GroupReplacement Policy for a Non-Markovian System
Elmira T. Popova and John G. Wilson
NETWORK OPTIMIZATION
912 A Lagrangian Dual Algorithm for Large-ScaleMatrix Balancing Problems
Chih-Hang Wu
915 Implementation Data Structures for a Tabu Search
Heuristic Procedure for Solving the Fixed ChargeTransportation Problem
Minghe Sun, Dennis Drinka, and Jay E. Aronson
918 A Lower Bound for the Multiperiod CapacitatedMinimal Spanning Tree Problem
Rakesh Kawatra
TOPICS IN MARKETING
921 Surveys and Questionnaires: A Language Based
Markup ApproachJeffrey Hsu and Murray Turoff
924 Market Share and Warranty Costs for Renewable
Warranty ProgramsAmitava Mitra and Jayprakash G. Patankar
927 An Integrated Mathematical Programming Model for
Offset Planning
Deborah Koucky Radasch and N.K. Kwak
930 HOW DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION
SOFTWARE WORKS
Thomas J. Schriber
TOPIC TABLE: TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
934 A Decision Support System for
(Faculty-Course-Time) SchedulingMasood A. Badri and John A. Hollingsworth
934 Applying Tabu Search to the Warehouse Location
Problem
David W, Pentico
934 The Two Stage Tandem Model: An Expert Systemfor Determining the Steady State Equations for a
Queuing Model
Jerry M. Chin, Tonya B. Barrier, and Rajeev Kaula
934 Simple Methods for Concentrator Location Problems
Choong Y. Lee
TOPIC TABLE: TOPICS IN OPERATIONSMANAGEMENT
935 Application of the Product Mix Linear ProgrammingModel to Time Linked Constraints
Richard H. McClure and Robert J. Campbell
935 Resource Requirements in PERT Networks
Jerzy Kamburowski
935 An Improvement of the Historical PERT Mean
G. Steven Rhiel
TOPICS IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
936 Another Look at Erlang-k QueuesNeil B. Marks
939 A Lagrangian Heuristic for Loading in FMS
Bharatendu Srivastava
942 A Heuristic Genetic Algorithm for ManufacturingCell Formation
Chang-Chun Tsai and Chao-Hsien Chu
MULTICRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS
945 A Multiple Objective Approach to Data
Envelopment AnalysisRonald K. Klimberg and Michael S. Puddicombe
948 Lp-Metric Sensitivity Analysis for Single and
Multiattribute Decision Analysis
Jeffrey L. Ringuest
951 Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process in the Board
Member Selection Decision
Timothy P. Garvin and Jeryl L. Nelson
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS (H)
954 Waste-Water Pickup and Disposal at NGPL
Janis L. Miller and Nagraj Balakrishnan
957 Strategic Planning of Transportation Services for
Petroleum Products: An Application of Capacitated
Gravity Models
L. Douglas Smith and Steven W. Moses
960 Feasibility of Dynamic Programming in Multi-Period
Facility Location
Amir M. Hormozi
PROJECT SELECTION
963 Optimal Partitioning of Groups in Selecting the Best
Choice
Young Hak Chun, Herbert Moskowitz, and
Robert D. Plante
966 Risk Assessment Technique to Internal Audit
Planning: Phase II
Ramadan S. Hemaida and Cheryl Wathen
969 Managing a Sequential R&D Portfolio UsingBayesian Decision Rules
Gregg S. Talbert
SCHEDULING
972 Optimal and Heuristic Methods for Scheduling Jobs
in Two Stage Flowshops Under Makespan Constraint
Ram Mohan V. Rachamadugu and SrinageshGavirneni
975 A Computational Study of Distributed ProcessingEnvironments with a Parallel MultiperiodAssignment Method: A Dedicated Machine Versus a
Workstation Cluster
Babita Gupta and Jay E. Aronson
978 Cast String Planning with Simulated Annealing and
Tabu Search
James F. Schmidt and Thomas W. Knowles
981 COLLOQUIUM ON WHY MBAPROGRAMS
ARE DE-EMPHASIZING MS/OR IN THEIR
REQUIRED PEDAGOGIES
Robert L. Carraway
APPLICATIONS
982 Chance Constrained Programming Model of
Casualty Insurances
Susan X. Li
985 An Agricultural Production Diversification Model
for Poultry Waste Management
Sarah Lam and Rhonda L. Aull-Hyde
988 Benchmarking in Public Institutions of HigherEducation
Patrick T. Hogan and Patrick V. Jaska
991 ENHANCING LARGE SCALE PLANT
OPERATION USING INTEGRATED
PRODUCTION AND PROCESS MODELING
Miles G. Nicholls
INVENTORY MODELS H)
992 A Simulation Study of Ordering Policies in a
Vertically Integrated Manufacturing CompanyRobert B. Hasbrouck, Wade A. Stratton, and
Mark A. McKnew
995 A Minimax Regret Formulation of the Newsboy Model
Nitin Malik, Richard L. Daniels, and Vinod Singhal
998 Inventory Policies Under Stochastic Time Between
Price Increases
Kiron A. Shastry and Charles P. Schmidt
INVENTORY MODELS (II)
1001 Price Policy on Economic Ordering Quantity
Chinho Lin and Sau-Ming Wu
1004 A Practical Procedure for Estimating the Demand
Distribution of a Newsboy-Type Product
Hon-Shiang Lau, Jeff Zhang, and Long-Geng Zhao
1005 Ordering Policies for Items with Seasonal Demand
Yogesh Gupta, P.S. Sundaraghavan, and Mesbah
U. Ahmed
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STATISTICS, DECISION ANALYSISAND FORECASTING
INVITED SESSION: FORECASTING IN DEMAND
ANALYSIS OF WATER SYSTEMS, ELECTRIC
POWER SYSTEMS, AND AIRLINE PASSENGERS
1008 A Demand Forecasting Model for Water UsageKenneth D. Lawrence, Robert M. Hordon, and
Sheila M. Lawrence
1010 Forecasting Passenger Demand Flow Between MajorCities
Kenneth D. Lawrence, Homer Bonitsis, H. JosephWen, Sheila M. Lawrence, and Gary R, Reeves
1012 A Territorial Model for Forecasting Consumer
Electric UsageZabo Wang, Kenneth D. Lawrence, and Michael
D. Geurts
STATISTICAL ESTIMATION ISSUES
1014 On the Use of Sturges' Rule for FrequencyDistributions
Neil B. Marks
1017 Correlations Between Respiratory Illness and Air
Pollution
Askar H. Choudhury, Mary Ellen Gordian, and
Steven Morris
1020 INTRODUCTION TO TAGUCHI DESIGNS
Harvey J. Brightman
TOPIC TABLE: REGRESSION MODELING
1021 The Effect of Influential Data on the RidgeRegression Estimated Linear Probability Model
Rajaram Gana
1021 Issues in the Use of Nonparametric Metamodeling in
Simulation OptimizationAnthony Curtis Keys, Loren P. Rees, and Allen
G. Greenwood
1021 Factors that Determine Potential Success in the
MBA Program: A Case StudyMohammad Ahmadi, Farhad M.E, Raiszadeh,and Marilyn Helms
1021 Prediction of Microprocessor Performance
Noah V. Montgomery and Manfred W. Hopfe
MATHEMATICAL MODELINGi
1022 Comparison of Neural Networks with Traditional
Forecasting Techniques for Prediction of DailyMaximum Ozone Concentrations in a HighlyIndustrialized Urban Area
Junsub Yi and Victor R. Prybutok
1025 Evaluating Mathematical Programming Models for
the Three-Group Discriminant Problem: An
Experimental StudyConstantine Loucopoulos and Robert J, Pavur
LINEAR REGRESSION
1028 Judgment Analysis to Assist Group Decision
Making: An ExampleTimothy P. O'Keefe
1031 A Graphical Representation of a Measure of the
Influence of Observations in Linear RegressionJeffrey L. Snow and Collin J. Watson
1034 The Relative Importance of the Employment-RelatedCriteria at a University
S. Dowlatshahi and Kurt A. Pflughoeft
TOPIC TABLE: PREDICTION AND
DECISION-MAKING ISSUES
1037 A Spreadsheet Based Forecasting Model for
Disaggregating Global Forecasts
Ray Venkataraman
1037 An Application of Confirmatory Factor Analysis to
the A Priori Classification of Financial Ratios
Alan D. Olinsky, Lisa L. Harlow, and Shaw K.
Chen
1037 Predicting Stock Prices: Compression of a Sinusoidal
Model with Box-Jenkins
Vivek Shah, Mayur Mehta, and Frank Landram
1037 Building and Testing a Solvency/Profitability ModelUsing Partial Least Squares Method: The P/C
Insurance Industry
K. Caleb Chan, Lillian Y. Fok, Peihwang PhilipWei, Susan M. Zee, and Wing M. Fok
1038 Quantitative Methods for Selecting MutuallyExclusive Alternatives
Cheickna Sylla and H. Joseph Wen
SIMULATION STUDffiS
1039 Allocation of Aircraft to Routes Under
Randomness—A Distribution of the Optimum Value
Approach
Huseyin Sarper
1042 Statistical Cross-Validation Accuracy; A Simulation
Study
Amy v. Puelz and Marion G. Sobol
1045 A Simulation Study to Compare Two LeadingMethods for Evaluating Audit Populations UsingDollar Unit Sampling
Howard R. Clayton
TOPIC TABLE: EMPIRICAL STUDIES AND
RELATED ISSUES
1048 A Study Assessing Nonresponse Bias in EmpiricalResearch
Jeffrey L, Snow
1048 Perceived Quality Rankings of Management Science
Journals
Jeremy B. Fox and Joan M. Donohue
1048 Value of Sequential Bayesian Belief Revision
Process in Action-Timing Problem
Jae-Hyeon Ahn and John J. Kim
1048 Applying Neural Network Based Techniques to the
Prediction of High School DropoutsMelanie L. Hatch and Gerald Kohers
1049 The Effect of Kurtosis on the Probability of a False
Alarm and the Probability of a True Alarm for the
X-Bar Chart
G. Steven Rhiel
FORECASTING AND QUALITY CONTROL 1079 Forecasting by ARIMA Methods: A Comparison of
1050 Forecasting Performance of the ThresholdIntC«Cr a"d ^f^P'f^T? M<f'S
Autoregressive and the Generalized AutoregressiveShawkuan Chen and Jeffrey E. Jarrett
Conditional Heteroscedastic Time Series Models: An
Empirical Investigation 1080 INVITED COLLOQUIUM: THE THEORY OF
Donald E. Reed COARSE UTILITY AND PORTFOLIO
1053 Statistical Process Control of Complex ._
„
Manufacturing Processes uPm& L,u and Jayprakash G. Patankar
David A. West, Paul M. Mangiameli, and
Shawkuan Chen
1056 A Relative Accuracy of the Random-Walk,Time-Series, and Combination Methods for
Forecasting Stock Market Prices in Korea
Young H. Kim and Bong Y. Hong
CONSTRUCTING EXPERIMENTS
1059 Latin Square Designs Balanced for the Residual
Effect of the Preceding Treatment
Jeffrey J. Green
1062 3m Availability Designs
Andreas G. Lazari
1065 Decision Analysis Using Multinomial Logit Models:
Mortgage Portfolio Valuation
Jonathan P. Pinder
DECISION ANALYSIS
1068 Choosing Probability Inputs When BuildingDecision Support Systems
M. Keith Wright, Lynne Stokes, and James S.
Dyer
1071 Rank-Based Selection Strategies for the Random
Walk Process
Young Hak Chun
1074 PERT Influence Diagrams
Ali Jenzarli
1077 PANEL SESSION: NONTRADITIONAL
APPROACHES TO CLASSIFICATIONAND
DISCRIMINATION
Paul A. Rubin
TOPIC TABLE: FORECASTING
1078 Improving Forecasting Decisions with Neural
Networks
Ping Wang, Joanna R. Baker, James F. Cox, III,
and Paul H. Pittman
1078 A Bayesian Approach to Load ForecastingAbdullah Omer Ba-Fail and Cem Canel
1078 Revisiting Inflation Forecasts Using Interest-Rate,
Time-Series, and Combination Methods: Some
International Evidence
Young H. Kim and Mesfin Bezuneh
1078 A Rule-Based Expert System for Forecasting:Results of an Experiment
Robert J. Vokurka, Benito E. Flores, and Stephen
L. Pearce
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