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Ramsing, Kenneth D.; Wish, John R. – Information Processing and Management, 1982
Discusses trade-off analysis, a data collection method with conjoint measurement technique in which respondents rank order a matrix of pairs of levels of specific attributes, and gives examples for use in determining library users' perceptions of relative utility of completeness of information versus cost of a search. Twelve sources are cited.…
Descriptors: Costs, Data Collection, Graphs, Information Retrieval
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Zeffane, Rachid M.; Gul, Ferdinand A. – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Explores the effects of task characteristics and structural characteristics on aspects of information processing based on a survey of employees in the Australian telecommunications industry. Relevant research is reviewed; the analysis of results is explained; and implications for organizations are suggested. (Contains 42 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Information Processing
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Smit, Peter H.; Kochen, Manfred – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Describes the results of a survey that examined what kinds of database vendors are improving their retrieval software and the decision processes involved. Respondents included large and small vendors from the public and private sectors. An appendix presents vendors' reasons for and against specific innovations. (12 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Databases