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<journal-id>2448-7678</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Investigación administrativa]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Investig. adm.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2448-7678</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Superior de Comercio y Administración]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2448-76782001000100075</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La automatización de la información en la toma de decisiones en las Empresas Constructoras (EC)]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ochoa Ruiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Josefina]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Coronado Quintana]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Ángel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Escuela Superior de Comercio y Administración ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Sonora  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2001</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2001</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>88</numero>
<fpage>75</fpage>
<lpage>89</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2448-76782001000100075&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2448-76782001000100075&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2448-76782001000100075&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen En este trabajo se estudia la influencia de la automatización de la información en la efectividad de la toma de decisiones en las EC; también se analizan las relaciones entre la automatización de la información, la incertidumbre ambiental, la efectividad de la toma de decisiones y el tamaño de la empresa. Primeramente se realizó una investigación documental; después se realizó el trabajo de campo en Hermosillo, Son., Méx. Se concluyó que la efectividad en la toma de decisiones está influenciada fundamentalmente, en forma negativa, por la incertidumbre ambiental. También se concluyó que el uso de la automatización, especialmente en los sistemas para construcción y para comunicación disminuyen la incertidumbre ambiental e incrementan la efectividad en la toma de decisiones. Finalmente se concluyó que el tamaño de la empresa se relaciona negativamente con la incertidumbre ambiental y positivamente con la automatización de información y la efectividad en la toma de decisiones.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The present work studies the influence of infórmation automation in the effectiveness of decisión-making with in the environment (If construction companies. lt also analyse the relationships conong the infórnaalton autrnnauon. envtronmental uncertainty, effectiveness of deciston-making and the site of the company. Firstly, was carried out a documental investigation: later a field work in Hermosillo, Son., Méx. As a result it was conclucled that the effectiveness of decision-making is.fundamentally influenced, in a negative form, by the environmental uncertaintly. lt was also concluded that the use of the automation, especiallv in construction and cotnnunucation svstons. reduce the environmental uncertainty and increase the effectiveness of decision-making. Finally lt was found that the size of the company is negatively related with the environmental uncertainty and positively with the information automation and the effectiveness in decision-making.]]></p></abstract>
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