Explaining the role of user participation in information system use
Management Science
Task-technology fit and individual performance
MIS Quarterly
Understanding user evaluations of information systems
Management Science
The effects of decision support and task contingencies on model formulation: a cognitive perspective
Decision Support Systems - Special issue: DSS on model formulation
Journal of End User Computing
Decision Support Systems for Effective Planning and Control: A Case Study Approach
Decision Support Systems for Effective Planning and Control: A Case Study Approach
A new paradigm for computer-based decision support
Decision Support Systems - Special issue: Decision support systems: Directions for the next decade
Evaluating the Impact of Dss, Cognitive Effort, and Incentives on Strategy Selection
Information Systems Research
Computer-mediated knowledge sharing and individual user differences: an exploratory study
European Journal of Information Systems
Regret avoidance as a measure of DSS success: An exploratory study
Decision Support Systems
Model-driven decision support systems: Concepts and research directions
Decision Support Systems
Journal of Management Information Systems
Examining the effects of cognitive style in individuals' technology use decision making
Decision Support Systems
A comparison of representations for discrete multi-criteria decision problems
Decision Support Systems
Financial information management for university departments, using open-source software
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
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We investigate the effects of individual difference with the framework of task-individual-technology fit under a multi-DSS models context using a two-phase view. Our research question is: in addition to task-technology fit, does individual-technology fit or individual-task fit matter in users' attitude and performance in the multi-tasks and multi-DSS models context? We first divide the concept of task-individual-technology fit into three dimensions - task-technology fit (TTF), individual-technology fit (IT"eF), and task-individual fit (T"aIF) - so that we can explore mechanisms and effects of interaction among these factors (i.e., task, individual difference, and technology). We then propose a two-phase view of task-individual-technology fit (i.e., pre-paradigm phase and paradigm phase) based on Kuhn's concept of revolutionary science. We conducted a controlled laboratory experiment with multiple DSS models and decision-making tasks to test our hypotheses. Results confirmed our arguments that in the paradigm phase, the effects of individual differences on user attitudes toward DSS models can be ignored and that in the pre-paradigm phases individual differences play an important role. In addition, we found that effects of individual difference can be a two-blade sword: IT"eF can enhance but T"aIF can diminish users' attitude to DSS model (i.e., technology). Our results also suggested that different dimensions of fit may affect performance directly or indirectly.