Abstract
Here, we argue that decision support systems (DSSs) research is a core area of the information systems (IS) discipline, being one of six major expansions that have occurred in the IS field. Interestingly, DSS research is often blended with some other expansions experienced by the IS field: namely, organizational computing, electronic commerce/business, and pervasive computing. The DSS core of IS research continues to grow along ever-widening horizons. Diverse exemplars of such DSS advances are found in the papers of this special issue.
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Burstein, F., Holsapple, C.W. New horizons at the core of information systems: decision support system advances. ISeB 6, 109–115 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10257-007-0076-7
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