Toward a Reassessment of Individual Differences for Information Systems: The Power of User-Based Situational Predictors.

Newby, Gregory B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ450369

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Publication Date: 1991

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Toward a Reassessment of Individual Differences for Information Systems: The Power of User-Based Situational Predictors.

Newby, Gregory B.; And Others

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v28 p73-81 1991

Discusses an empirical study that examined the relative efficiency of individual differences variables and user-based situational variables as predictors of the actual information/knowledge needed by users to accomplish word processing tasks. Information seeking versus information use is discussed, and results of canonical correlation analyses are described. (18 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Context Effect, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Information Needs, Information Seeking, Information Systems, Information Utilization, Interviews, Multivariate Analysis, Predictor Variables, Surveys, Tables (Data), User Needs (Information), Word Processing

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Language: English

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