@article { , title = {Where can knowledge-based decision support systems go in contemporary business management — A new architecture for the future}, abstract = {Decision support systems (DSS) are one of the most widely used management information systems in current business management. The focus of the paper is on the knowledge-based decision support systems, namely the KB-DSS, in support of contemporary business management decision making. Business managers use KB-DSS can improve their decision making not only in terms of speed and accuracy but also consistency. Key perspectives of KB-DSS including technological, organizational, social and cultural perspectives are discussed in the context of contemporary management decision context. New contribution to the knowledge management function of KB-DSS through a number of recent projects is presented. The paper then highlights some implications for the development of the next generation of KB-DSS before a new architecture is proposed for future work.}, doi = {10.7763/JOEBM.2015.V3.235}, issn = {2301-3567}, issue = {5}, journal = {Journal of Economics, Business and Management}, pages = {498-504}, publicationstatus = {Published}, url = {https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/834740}, volume = {3}, keyword = {Innovation, Operations Management and Supply}, year = {2015}, author = {Liu, Shaofeng and Smith, Melanie Hudson and Tuck, Sarah and Pan, Jiang and Alkuraiji, Ali and Jayawickrama, Uchitha} }