Spreadsheet Errors and Decision Making: Evidence from Field Interviews
@article{Caulkins2007SpreadsheetEA, title={Spreadsheet Errors and Decision Making: Evidence from Field Interviews}, author={J. Caulkins and Erica Layne Morrison and T. Weidemann}, journal={J. Organ. End User Comput.}, year={2007}, volume={19}, pages={1-23} }
There is consensus in the literature that spreadsheets are both ubiquitous and error-prone, but little direct evidence concerning whether spreadsheet errors frequently lead to bad decision making. [...] Key Result Others thought more formal spreadsheet quality control processes could be beneficial.Expand
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