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Informatie zoeken: weloverwogen of willekeurig?: verslag van een onderzoek naar informatiezoekgedrag van medewerkers van de Dienst Vreemdelingenpolitie te Amsterdam/Amstelland

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Abstract

Differences between the information search behavior of officials of the Dienst Vreemdelingenpolitie (immigration service/aliens police) in Amsterdam may have important effects on their decisions. In this article we present the results of a research to this information search behavior. It deals with an experiment in which officials were confronted with three different fictive situations. The conclusion is that officials strongly disagree about the amount of information they say to need in different decision situations. That does not imply of course that decisions will differ too. In our research we pay attention to the question which problem independent factors influence the amount of information officials ask for. Our research shows that age and the fact that the respondent has a background of police officer have effects. Older ones ask for more information than younger employees. Respondents with a background of police officer want more information than the other officials. That last facts may deal with two connected aspects, namely a more searching oriented attitude of those respondents and/or the fact that they have all the same professional background.

How to Cite:

De Ridder, J. & De Ruijter, J., (2000) “Informatie zoeken: weloverwogen of willekeurig?: verslag van een onderzoek naar informatiezoekgedrag van medewerkers van de Dienst Vreemdelingenpolitie te Amsterdam/Amstelland”, Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap 28(1), 41–54.