Executive criteria of agent-based support executive information systems

Vincent Koon Ong*, Yanqing Duan, Brian Mathews, Mark Xu

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Abstract

It is widely recognised that there is an increasing complexity and dynamism of operational and strategic information in electronic and distributed environments. Executives are now seeking assistance for continuous, self-reactive and self-adaptive approaches to acquiring, synthesising and interpreting information for intelligence with a view to determining the course of action, i.e. executive intelligence activities. Executives Information Systems (EIS) originally emerged as computer-based tools to help senior executives to manage their search for and processing of information. Conventional EIS studies have established a range of views and guidelines for EIS design and development, but the guidelines underpinned by extant research have failed to develop robust yet rational EIS for handling the current executive's information environment. The current emergence of the Intelligent Software Agent (or Software Agent), as a concept and a technology provides intelligent support for information processing activities. This research attempts to identify criteria of an agent-based EIS for supporting executive intelligence activities from the executives' perspective. The empirical findings suggest a "usability-adaptability-intelligence" trichotomy of agent-based EIS design criteria that comprises executive perceptions of value-added attributes and processes for building a usable, adaptable and intelligent EIS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWMSCI 2006 - The 10th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Jointly with the 12th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis, ISAS 2006 - Proc.
PublisherInternational Institute of Informatics and Systemics
Pages328-333
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9806560663, 9789806560666
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jul 2006
Event10th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI 2006, Jointly with the 12th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis, ISAS 2006 - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: 16 Jul 200619 Jul 2006

Conference

Conference10th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI 2006, Jointly with the 12th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis, ISAS 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period16/07/0619/07/06

Keywords

  • agent-based support systems
  • executive information systems
  • executive intelligence activities

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