Group information seeking in a computer-simulated environment: An application to emergency response

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-1-2006

Abstract

Groups in risky, time-constrained situations may be confronted with problems that cannot be solved by following predefined procedures. They must therefore engage in a collective search for relevant information, cooperating and collaborating as they move towards the deadline. This research develops theory about the impact of risk and time pressure on group information seeking processes. The theory is to be evaluated in the domain of emergency response, where both risk and time pressure are present, along with a pervasive need for decision making groups. A computer-simulated emergency environment is designed and developed to serve as the testbed for evaluating the theory. Implications from the results of this research should help lead to better systems to support group information seeking and decision making by expanding our understanding of the underlying cognitive processes involved.

Identifier

84869999472 (Scopus)

ISBN

[9781604236262]

Publication Title

Association for Information Systems 12th Americas Conference on Information Systems Amcis 2006

First Page

942

Last Page

947

Volume

2

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