Open AccessNote—On the Validity of the Analytic-Heuristic Instrument Utilized in “The Minnesota Experiments”
Author(s) -
Robert W. Zmud
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.954
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1526-5501
pISSN - 0025-1909
DOI - 10.1287/mnsc.24.10.1088
Subject(s) - heuristic , dimension (graph theory) , scope (computer science) , cognition , construct (python library) , computer science , cognitive style , decision maker , cognitive psychology , psychology , artificial intelligence , management science , operations research , machine learning , mathematics , economics , neuroscience , pure mathematics , programming language
The results of this study indicate that the aspect of cognitive style addressed in "the Minnesota experiments" may pertain to a decision maker's choice of a planned or spontaneous solution strategy. Whether or not such a characterization is equivalent to an analytic-heuristic classification is beyond the scope of this note. It would appear that the analytic-heuristic cognitive dimension is a richer and more robust construct. Any MIS/cognitive style implications from "the Minnesota experiments" should therefore probably not be extended beyond the "planned vs. spontaneous" dichotomy that is apparently provided via the AHQ.