Suggestion systems: a usability-based evaluation model

Arif, M; Aburas, H; AlKuwaiti, A; Kulonda, D

Abstract

Usability has been used to design and assess products and
websites. This paper takes the concept of usability one step further and proposes a framework to assess suggestion systems. Thus taking the concept of usability one step further and applying it in the area of ideas management through suggestion system. The fundamental premise of the article is that a suggestion system designed, with
usability in mind, will improve innovation among employees, and hence increase participation. This framework was then used to assess four suggestion systems in an oil and gas company in the middle-east.
These systems were further assessed for employee perception of their usability and participation. After collecting data on these three different aspects conclusions are drawn. Out of the four systems analyzed, the most usable suggestion system had the highest participation rate and the least usable system attracted the fewest suggestions.

Citation

Arif, M., Aburas, H., AlKuwaiti, A., & Kulonda, D. (2010). Suggestion systems: a usability-based evaluation model

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: Oct 11, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: Journal of King Abdul Aziz University: Engineering Science
• Print ISSN: 13191047
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 61-79