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Evaluating the Factors Affecting DSS Usage in Strategic Decisions in Local Authorities in Egypt Using a Structural Equation Modelling Approach

Evaluating the Factors Affecting DSS Usage in Strategic Decisions in Local Authorities in Egypt Using a Structural Equation Modelling Approach
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Author(s): Ibrahim El-Beltagi (De Montfort University, United Kingdom)
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 9
Source title: Issues & Trends of Information Technology Management in Contemporary Organizations
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-930708-39-6.ch039
ISBN13: 9781930708396
EISBN13: 9781466641358

Abstract

This article draws on a survey among CEO and IT mangers in local authorities in Egypt to explain the key factors affecting using DSS in making strategic decisions. A structural equation model that extends the generally accepted Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is proposed and tested to assess the relationships among the following constructs: task characteristics, cultural characteristics, DSS characteristics, environmental characteristics, organisational characteristics, internal support characteristics, external support characteristics, decision-maker characteristics and top management characteristics and its relation with DSS usage via Perceived Ease of Use (PEU) and Perceived Usefulness (PU).

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