Group Decision Making: Integrating Different Interests into a Joint Decision

• Authors: Vladislav Rajkovič
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper discusses group decision making as a way of managing decision knowledge. Described are pros and cons of group decision making. Special emphasis is given to the leveraging of different interests and possibilities of formulating a joint decision. Available methods and techniques together with a properly organized group work can make a substantial contribution.

Keywords

EN

decision making; groups; conflict of interest; leveraging interests; hierarchical modelling

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Organizacija
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 175-178

Dates

published

2011-01-01

online

2011-11-30

Contributors

author

Vladislav Rajkovič

• Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor, Kidričeva cesta 55a, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10051-011-0018-5