Perceptions of Group Decision Rules and Group Decisions

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Miller ◽  
Yohsuke Ohtsubo
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 1649-1668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petru Lucian Curseu ◽  
Sandra G. L. Schruijer ◽  
Oana Catalina Fodor

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the influence of collaborative and consultative decision rules on groups’ sensitivity to framing effect (FE) and escalation of commitment (EOC). Design/methodology/approach – In an experimental study (using a sample of 233 professionals with project management experience), the authors test the effects of collaborative and consultative decision rules on groups’ sensitivity to EOC and FE. The authors use four group decision-making tasks to evaluate decision consistency across gain/loss framed decision situations and six decision tasks to evaluate EOC for money as well as time as resources previously invested in the initial decisions. Findings – The results show that the collaborative decision rule increases sensitivity to EOC when financial resources are involved and decreases sensitivity to EOC when time is of essence. Moreover, the authors show that the collaborative decision rule decreases sensitivity to FE in group decision making. Research limitations/implications – The results have important implications for group rationality as an emergent group level competence by extending the insights concerning the impact of decision rules on emergent group level cognitive competencies. Due to the experimental nature of the design, the authors can probe the causal relations between the investigated variables, yet the authors cannot generalize the results to other settings. Practical implications – Managers can use the insights of this study in order to optimize the functioning of decision-making groups and to reduce their sensitivity to FEs and EOC. Originality/value – The study extends the research on group rationality and it is one of the few experimental attempts used to understand the role of decision rules on emergent group level rationality.


1966 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 676-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard E. Sattler

A probability dispersion model for assessing the effect of variability of knowledge within a group on accuracy of a pooled group decision demonstrates that: (a) the more heterogeneous the group, the more accurate the pooling result for groups whose members possess a knowledge level greater than .50, (b) the variability of the group makes no difference in the pooling result for groups whose members possess a knowledge level of exactly .50, and (c) the more homogeneous the group, the more accurate the pooling result for groups whose members possess a knowledge level lower than .50.


2021 ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
Charles E. Phelps ◽  
Guru Madhavan

Group decisions are driven by rules—constitutions, bylaws, contracts. Often the set of choices voted on by the group has been winnowed down by a committee or a backroom process that can strongly control the outcome by determining what choices are offered (and how they are described). This prescreening is often filled with obscure rules and processes. Organizations that come to crucial decision points (sometimes vital to the organization’s future) may find themselves suddenly looking at their bylaws (or whatever controls these processes) to find out how things should be done, but when those rules are poorly constructed (or give immense power to a few select people within the group), bad decisions can emerge that please very few people. The time to review organizational bylaws and rules is before crucial votes appear, not in the midst of major decisions themselves.


Author(s):  
Jose Leao E Silva Filho ◽  
Danielle Costa Morais

This paper presents a group decision-making model using a distance aggregator based on Ordered Weighted Distance (OWD) which offers a solution that can reduce disagreement between decision makers (DMs). This paper discusses decision rules and sets out measures to evaluate compensatory effects that have a bearing on DMs’ opinions. The model uses formulations of distances to reveal the differences in opinion among DMs and discusses the meanings of distance and the information presented by each DM. Finally, a case study of a logistics problem is used to illustrate how the model is applied.


Kybernetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 2919-2945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weimin Ma ◽  
Wenjing Lei ◽  
Bingzhen Sun

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a three-way group decision-making approach to address the selection of green supplier, by extending decision-theoretic rough set (DTRS) into hesitant fuzzy linguistic (HFL) environment, considering the flexible evaluation expression format of HFL term set (HFLTS) and the idea of minimum expected risk in DTRS. Design/methodology/approach Specifically, the authors first present the calculation method of the conditional probability and discuss the loss functions of DTRS with HFL element (HFLE), along with some associated properties being investigated in detail. Further, three-way group decisions rules can be deduced, followed by the cost of every green supplier candidate. Thus, based on these discussions, a novel green supplier selection DTRS model that combines multi-criteria group decision-making (MCGDM) and HFLTS is designed. Findings A numerical example of green supplier selection, the comparative analysis and associated discussions are conducted to illustrate the applicability and novelty of the presented model. Practical implications The selection of green supplier has played a critically strategic role in sustainable enterprise development due to continuous environmental concerns. This paper offers an insight for companies to select green supplier selection from the perspective of three-way group decisions. Originality/value This paper uses three-way decisions to address green supplier selection in the HFL context, which is considered as a MCGDM issue.


1982 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 366-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taradas Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Rajat Deb ◽  
Prasanta K Pattanaik

Author(s):  
MASAHIRO INUIGUCHI ◽  
RYUTA ENOMOTO

In order to analyze the distribution of individual opinions (decision rules) in a group, clustering of decision tables is proposed. An agglomerative hierarchical clustering (AHC) of decision tables has been examined. The result of AHC does not always optimize some criterion. We develop non-hierarchical clustering techniques for decision tables. In order to treat positive and negative evaluations to a common profile, we use a vector of rough membership values to represent individual opinion to a profile. Using rough membership values, we develop a K -means method as well as fuzzy c-means methods for clustering decision tables. We examined the proposed methods in clustering real world decision tables obtained by a questionnaire investigation.


1997 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 516-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Nielsen ◽  
Charles E. Miller

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