{
  "title": "Too Much Data Undermines Decision-Making",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/decision-et-surcharge-d-information-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-01-27",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Conceptual review, thresholds varying from person to person.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Decision-making",
  "place": {
    "name": "Geneva",
    "region": "Genève",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "The Research",
      "point": "Eppler & Mengis (2004, The Information Society) show that beyond a certain threshold, additional information reduces the quality of decisions.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The Limitation",
      "point": "Conceptual review, thresholds varying from person to person.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The Nuance",
      "point": "The right question is not “what data should be added” but “what data should be removed”."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Practical Implication, Testable in Geneva",
      "point": "Reduce the [decision-making](/formation/prise-de-decision/geneve) dashboard to five indicators and observe the quality of trade-off decisions."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Mengis",
      "year": "2004",
      "source": "The Information Society"
    }
  ],
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  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
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