Decision support for strategic management in a hyperknowledge environment and the holistic concept of man

Abstract

In the design, development and use of computer-based decision support systems, the ultimate challenge is how to arrange successful interaction between the computer and the active human being. This paper therefore examines the extent to which, by applying the hyperknowledge framework and the holistic concept of man to decision support systems, these systems can be made to emulate human cognitive processes. The approach is a new one, and represents an emerging paradigm for achieving holistic mapping and synergy between human decision making processes and computer configurations. The approach also takes account of the relations and interrelationships involved in both the situationality and the corporeality of the human actor.