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Liljekrantz, Jhimmy. "EU:s kamp mot terrorismen : Ett hot mot dess egna värdegrunder?" Thesis, Växjö University, School of Social Sciences, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-567.
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The aim of this study is through a policy analysis to illuminate the decisions that the EU has taken to respond to the terrorist attacks in the US, Madrid and London and through this analysis try to explain the problem of each decision and find out if these decisions might risk the individual rights of the European Union’s citizens.
In order to reach this purpose the following questions are to be answered: In what way has the EU’s decision-making process, regarding its fight on terrorism, been affected by the terrorist attacks in Madrid and London? What consequences may the EU’s decisions against terrorism have on the individual rights?
The method that has been used is qualitative studies of literature and the main material is overarching policy documents from the EU.
The conclusions are that the bombings in Madrid and London have increased the speed of the decision-making process and more areas have been included in the union’s fight against terrorism. If individual rights are at risk by the union’s decisions there are reasons to be concerned. But my conclusion is that the European Union has to have strong and effective instruments to answer to the threat of terrorism.
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Smith, Anne. "Kampen för ökad tillgänglighet : - om enskilda aktörer, policynätverk och förhandlingsarenor i utarbetandet av EU:s bussdirektiv." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-17119.
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The Motor Group of the European Council was commissioned in the autumn of 1997 to prepare a proposal for a new European Bus and Coach Directive. In the beginning, most of the Member States did not have the accessibility requirements as their main concern; still a smaller network with actors from the National delegations from Britain, Germany and Sweden would influence the other National delegations in the Council group to finally agree to retain the requirement of accessibility of the Directive. Within the EU decision process, the European Disability movement acted as a strong player during the whole negotiation process using the proposal to a new Bus and Coach Directive as a tool to influence key actors to go towards a Directive with a strong approach for accessibility. Policy Transfer and Policy Transfer Network are used as analytical tools to understand and structure the transfer of the question of accessibility during the negotiation process. Actors understanding how the bureaucratic process works within the EU decision system have a chance to contributing for the changes in the directions they wishes for within a range of policy areas. The principal aim of the Directive was to guarantee the safety of passengers and to provide technical prescription in particular to wheelchair users. In the end it turned out to be one of the most successful achievements for the European Disability movement in history.
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Lou, Wei Wei. "A Non-decision-reaching Decision-making process." PDXScholar, 1995. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1193.
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Decision-making processes are among the most important activities within human organizations. This dissertation is a case study of decision-making in the review of high school graduation standards in an urban school district. The review process lasted three years and was terminated before any decision was reached concerning graduation standards. The purpose of this study is to answer three questions: Why would a decision-making process be terminated before any results are achieved? Under what circumstances do decision makers choose to let the process die? What do such decision making processes reveal about the organization? This case study employs the rational choice model, the process model, and the organizational decision-making model. These three models are constructed within the theoretical frameworks of systems science, sociology, and political science, and also draw upon the literatures of education reform and organization theory. Define a NDR (non-decision-reaching) decision-making process as one which produces no outcome. The rational choice model suggests that the NDR outcome in this case was the best alternative under the circumstances. Two obstacles, insufficient resources and external uncertainties, were identified as important factors which led decision makers to choose the NDR outcome over other alternatives. The process model suggests that a decision outcome may not be necessary in many organizational decision-making processes, as the process itself is often significant and sufficient. The process accommodates, to some extent, the interests of the decision makers even without a definite outcome. The organizational decision-making model posits that organizational rules and procedures dictate decision-making processes, and that organizational interests will determine the nature and the outcome of such processes. In this model the NDR outcome is the result of organizational interests that no decision be reached. The conclusions of this case study indicate that a loose structural relationship among the decision makers was a major cause of the NDR outcome. In addition, the decision makers had never fully reconciled their differences regarding the nature of the decision problem. The changing environment of public education is also identified as a factor leading to the NDR outcome.
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ARURKAR, TEJAS PRAKASH. "ACCELERATED CONSTRUCTION DECISION MAKING PROCESS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155814743.
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Miller, Casey J. "The PRC decision-making process." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2002. http://sirsi.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/02Mar%5FMillerC.pdf.
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Koskinen, P. (Pentti). "Decision-making process on field technology for process management." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2000. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514257855.
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Intelligent field technology is being developed for the management of
industrial processes, but its development and diffusion have met with problems.
This research looks at the problem area from the perspective of industrial
decision-makers and end users. The lowest level of process management consists
of various electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic devices, using analog and digital
signals. In this research the term 'field technology' refers to
instrumentation and electrical devices, the communication between them, alarm and registration devices, programs, functions and process management methods. Important concepts in this connection are distribution, availability performance, usability, feasibility and degree of automation.
Decision-making and hermeneutical methodologies have been used as research strategies. The leading idea is to provide support to industrial decision-makers and end users involved in the design and planning of processes, field technology and management systems. The research strategy is applied in all parts of the research: methods, historical review, decision-making support model and criteria, and when studying the diffusion of innovations.
The objective is to experimentally verify the decision-making models. This was accomplished by means of multiple-choice questionnaires, example and case process surveys, and by collecting information on intelligent field technology. The target group of the research consisted of 50 decision-makers and end users from 20 factories, and the response percentage varied from 28% to 47%. The study of the example and case processes contains contributions from 13 key persons from the factories. Field technology knowledge has been obtained from a number of experts and sources.
The results have been employed to verify the current multivariable decision-making model and its technological and economic subcriteria and decision-making criteria (1), as well as the expanded multivariable decision-making model based on the features of intelligent field technology (2). The most significant parameters of the example processes are described (3). The typical characteristics, operations, input and output materials of the case processes and their parameters are examined and assessed (4). A proposal for intelligent field technology solutions will also be made (5).
The decision-making support model is an excellent tool in situations
involving technological changes. The current set of decision-making criteria
will have to change and expand due to the concepts, operations and changes
introduced by new, intelligent field technology. Changes will occur in the
communication protocol interfaces, in the data processing of field devices, in
diagnostic operations and operation management. Suitable decision-making tools
include development and decision databases, lifelong learning, human and
electronic information networks, the decision-making support model, and
benchmarking. In the future, investments will focus on the acquisition and maintenance of field technology. Intelligent field technology is more expensive, and thus automation design requires more economic and human resources during the diffusion phase; its economic benefits will become more apparent when it gains more ground and the users' skills and expertise increase. Industrial enterprises must actively seek to promote the diffusion of innovations. The current research has also brought up numerous topics that would merit further research.
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Pruden, Todd Eric. "Principals and the decision-making process." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ34462.pdf.
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Sun, Yichen S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Decision making process and factors routing." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82853.
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Thesis (S.M. in Transportation)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2013.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-131).
This research studies the decision-making process and the factors that affect truck routing. The data collection involved intercept interviews with truck drivers at three rest area and truck stops along major highways in North America. The computerized survey solicited information on truck routing decisions, the identity of the decision-makers, the factors that affect routing and sources of information consulted in making these decisions. Stated Preferences (SP) experiments were conducted, where drivers' choice behaviour between two hypothetical scenarios were observed and modeled. 252 drivers completed the survey, yielding 1121 valid SP observations. This data was used to study the identity of routing decision makers for various driver segments and the sources of information used both in pre-trip planning and en-route. A random effects logit model was estimated using the SP data. The results show that there are significant differences in the route choice decision-making process among various driver segments, and that these decisions are affected by multiple factors beyond travel time and cost. These factors include shipping and driver employment terms, such as the method of calculation of pay and bearing of fuel costs and tolls.
by Yichen Sun.
S.M.in Transportation
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Ormerod, Pamela E. "Magistrates' decision-making : personality, process and outcome." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2006. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/13395/.
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The thesis examined personality and socio-demographic characteristics of individuals and their relationship to the way in which magistrates approach the sentencing of offenders and the choices they make. It was based on a review of the theoretical approaches to models of decision-making and the concept of individual differences. A pluralistic methodology was adopted combining a quasi-experimental approach in the first study, with two further qualitative studies. Study 1 reported the profile data for the participants, all practising magistrates, and their responses to case study vignettes. Study 2 considered participants' perception of the sentencing process and the factors that influenced their decisions using an interpretative phenomenological approach, while Study 3 applied content and discourse analysis to transcripts of a sentencing training exercise in which magistrates had participated. Analyses of the first study were mostly correlational. Modest associations between Locus of Control and Legal Authoriarianism with severity of sentence were demonstrated and also small gender differences in sentencing choice. The study concluded that there was no support for hypotheses linking other personality trait measurements with the severity of sentence or the approach adopted, using an algebraic model to represent the process. In the subsequent studies, evidence emerged to suggest a more holistic approach to sentencing, guided by advice on structured decision-making, while accommodating the influences of probation service reports, diverse sentencing aims and the advice of the legal professionals. The impact of group interactions was also apparent. This varied with individual characteristics and acquired competences necessary for satisfactory appraisal. The interpretation of 'roles' on a sentencing Bench and their potential effects on the process and outcome of sentencing was observed.
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Dixon, John M. "Leadership: Decision -making process for educational innovation." Scholarly Commons, 2008. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2493.
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the leadership decision making process associated with pursuing innovative educational programs. The study investigated the experiences of leaders involved in pursuing Tech Prep Demonstration Project grants at two early-innovator California community colleges. A qualitative investigation was conducted utilizing descriptive case study methodologies. The researcher conducted focused interviews with individuals in leadership positions at the time the decision to pursue a Tech Prep Demonstration Project grant was made at these two community colleges. The study was guided by a data-analysis spiral. The data analysis spiral enabled the researcher to organize and examine large amounts of data in a systematic fashion. The study found that the decision-making process was facilitated by eight factors: (a) Environmental scanning by a designated person or by middle management; (b) preexisting intersegmental long term relationships with key individuals outside their institution; (c) prior knowledge of a related innovation; (d) personal and professional experience and frustration with a lack of educational options for K-12 students; (e) educational values that aligned with the innovation being pursued; (f) preexisting structures that allowed leaders to expand existing programming rather than to initiate new programming; (g) early reservations and challenges; and (h) post decision-making issues. These factors each played a large part in defining whether an environment in which innovations are considered exists in certain community colleges, as well as in K-12 schools. The community college leaders who took part in this decision making process had a great deal of professional experience to build upon. They used that experience to form relationships with K-12 leaders, who became their partners in educational reform. These partnerships were made possible because the colleges possessed sufficient organizational slack, and utilized that slack to pursue innovative programming. An earlier federal policy, the Tech Prep component of the 1990 Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, may have had limited success in meeting its own goals, but produced the strong intersegmental relationships that the TPDP was built upon. In addition, the study confirmed the decision-making stages described by Rogers (2003) and defined a sixth stage, the "resolution stage," in which decision makers step back and take time to reflect on the innovation itself and the process used to make the decision to implement or not implement the innovation, as well as correcting early assumptions that proved to be false. The resolution stage provided leaders with time to step back and reflect on their original goals and on the progress of the innovation in order to make course corrections as necessary.
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Haroglu, Hasan. "Investigating the structural frame decision making process." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2010. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/5969.
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Structural frames are widely used in sectors such as residential, education, commercial, health, retail, leisure etc. and the selection of a structural frame appropriate to a building s function and client needs is a key decision with significant short- and long-term implications. There is a wide choice of structural frame materials for building projects, i.e concrete, steel, timber, or masonry. Although many options are available, these tend to be based on structural steel or reinforced concrete for the simplest buildings. The nature of concrete frame buildings has developed significantly with the emergence of new technologies and innovations particularly in formwork, concrete as a material, and reinforcement developments. As a result, concrete frame construction has become a faster, more sustainable, and safer form of construction. However, competition from other framing materials such as steel have proved challenging. This research was initiated in response to this challenge and represents one organisation s attempt to deliver improvements in order to promote concrete in the UK structural frames market. The organisation is strongly focused on the continued development of concrete through design inspiration and construction efficiency, research strategy, education and training, new product and process innovation and the achievement of best performance of concrete in practice. The research programme was established to address issues that are considered by decision makers when choosing the optimum frame solution for a building project, and to identify how such decisions are made in practice. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods have been adopted during the EngD research including a literature review, industry questionnaire survey and case study. From an initial set of interviews, ten key issues were identified at the early stage of the research as being the most important affecting the structural frame selection for a building project. The structural engineer was found, unsurprisingly, to be the most influential decision-maker in the choice of frame at each stage of design process from a subsequent survey of cost consultants, project managers and clients. The survey also revealed that Design-Build is the preferred procurement route amongst developers of building projects, ranging from complex, high quality projects to simple buildings which suggested that most contractors must be getting involved earlier in the design process and thus could be influencing major decisions, such as the selection of a structural frame. Four case study project teams were examined, from which it was clear that contractors could be influential in the frame selection process if they had the willingness to build in a particular frame type (provided that the frame type selected meets the client s requirements). Key findings on the choice of frame in a Design-Build project and the various actions taken by the contractor were highlighted by the research, including the important role played in the decision-making process by more informed clients, who are much more likely to be influential in deciding on the frame type. Further work could be carried out to assess the specific benefits of early contractor involvement, the factors that affect the extent to which contractors get involved with structural frame decision making and the risk relationship between client and contractor. The findings of this work have been presented in five peer-reviewed papers.
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Laing, C. D. "A reflective process memory in decision making." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/eb6a9ded-1e28-454e-baea-286bfe75f9bf.
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Gryshchenko, O., and A. N. Dyadechko. "Marketing information systems in decision-making process." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2012. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/26023.
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Smith, Stephanie Marie. "Understanding decision making with process-tracing methods." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1562877539274665.
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Tonelli, Marcello. "Unstructured strategic decision-making processes : CRE decision-making in the Italian consulting industry." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/30408/1/Marcello_Tonelli_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis aims at developing a better understanding of unstructured strategic decision making processes and the conditions for achieving successful decision outcomes. Specifically it focuses on the processes used to make CRE (Corporate Real Estate) decisions. The starting point for this thesis is that our knowledge of such processes is incomplete. A comprehensive study of the most recent CRE literature together with Behavioural Organization Theory has provided a research framework for the exploration of CRE recommended =best practice‘, and of how organizational variables impact on and shape these practices. To reveal the fundamental differences between CRE decision-making in practice and the prescriptive =best practice‘ advocated in the CRE literature, a study of seven Italian management consulting firms was undertaken addressing the aspects of content and process of decisions. This thesis makes its primary contribution by identifying the importance and difficulty of finding the right balance between problem complexity, process richness and cohesion to ensure a decision-making process that is sufficiently rich and yet quick enough to deliver a prompt outcome. While doing so, this research also provides more empirical evidence to some of the most established theories of decision-making while reinterpreting their mono-dimensional arguments in a multi-dimensional model of successful decision-making.
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Said, Tara. "Intuitive and Analytic Decision Making in Employee Selection Process : Intuitive Decision." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för psykologi (PSY), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-80575.
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This experimental study aimed to investigate intuitive and analytic decision making approach when assessing job applicants during employee selection process, and feedback related to employee selection process. Theories used in the study to explain intuition are the dual process model and the recognition model. The population was recruiters and non-recruiters. A sample of 169 participants were included. Recruiters’ and non-recruiters’ were randomly assigned into two conditions: use of intuition or analytic thinking as assessment strategy when assessing eight real job applicants. A comparison between their decision making approaches was made. Based on previous research, three hypotheses were obtained and tested. The first hypothesis was that intuitive decision making approach, in combination of experience of employee selections, will enhance assessments of the job applicants. The second hypothesis was that there is a positive relationship between feedback related to employee selection and accuracy in assessing job applicants. The third hypothesis was that there is a positive relationship between participants’ guessed cognitive ability test scores of the job applicants, with employability of the job applicants. The last hypothesis was supported, there was a significant and strong positive relationship between the two variables for all eight job applicants. Significant and non-significant results, methodological influences and theories accounted for are discussed.
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Hamroun, Youcef F. "The decision-making process in metropolitan planning organizations." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file 0.19 Mb., p, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1435819.
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Tzafettas, Marilena. "Women's decision making process regarding prenatal diagnostic testing." Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2017. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1244/.
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Objective: Expanding the original scope of the study, which was to explore the decision-making process of pregnant women in the uptake of invasive diagnostic tests - amniocentesis and Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) – and taking into account the latest emergence of a Noninvasive Prenatal Testing, NIPT, the primary goal of this study was to explore factors that influence women’s decision to have an invasive, a non-invasive or no further testing at all. Design and sample: The Prenatal Decision Making Questionnaire (PDMQ) developed for the purposes of this study. Following a pilot test and factor analysis, it was distributed to a population of pregnant women (N=421) prior to them receiving their combined screening results. The total sample was divided into three sub-groups according to their risk status (low-intermediate-high) for the analysis. Results. Logistic regression analysis using the R version 3.0.3 revealed that none of the PDMQ factors had a significant impact on women’s decision to have an invasive test (CVS), whereas the following three factors had a significant impact on the decision to have a non-invasive test (NIPT): negative attitude to doctors and an internal locus of control were associated with the uptake of NIPT, whereas a negative attitude to medicine was associated with rejection of NIPT When risk status was included in the model it was found that uptake of NIPT was predicted by the presence of some level of risk for T21 or T13/T18. On the contrary, uptake of CVS was only predicted by an increased risk for T21. Conclusion(s): Women’s decision making process in prenatal diagnosis is affected by several factors with personalised risk being one of the key determinants. The findings of this study can be used by healthcare professionals in providing the appropriate support and information and facilitating an informed decision during this stage of pregnancy.
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Jemali, Sabariah. "Decision-making process for LRT schemes in Malaysia." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539698.
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Hodgett, Richard Edgar. "Multi-criteria decision-making in whole process design." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/1838.
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In recent years, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries have faced increased development times and costs with fewer novel chemicals being discovered. This has resulted in many companies focusing on innovative research and development as they consider this key to business success. In particular, a number of leading industrial organisations have adopted the principles of Whole Process Design (WPD). WPD considers the optimisation of the entire product development process, from raw materials to end product, rather than focusing on each individual unit operation. The complexity involved in the implementation of WPD requires rationalised decision-making, often with limited or uncertain information. This thesis assesses the most widely applied methods in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) in conjunction with the results of two interviews and two questionnaires that identified the industrial requirements for decision-making during WPD. From the findings of this work, a novel decision-making methodology was proposed, the outcome of which allows a decision-maker to visually interpret their decision results with associated levels of uncertainty. To validate the proposed methodology, a software framework was developed that incorporates two other decision-making approaches, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and ELimination Et Choix Traduisant la REalité trois (ELECTRE III). The framework was then applied to a number of industrial case studies to validate the application of the proposed methodology.
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Van, der Merwe Stephan Johannes Marthinus. "Remuneration’s role in the EVP decision-making process." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23062.
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The key objective of this study was to determine the importance of remuneration in the organisational employer value proposition (EVP) decision-making process, who the EVP decision makers in organisations are, and whether EVP strategy is aligned with the organisational strategy.A quantitative study, using a survey as data-collection method, was conducted. The survey was developed to explore the importance of remuneration in the EVP process and to gather data regarding EVP decision makers and the alignment of EVP to organisational strategy. A total of 101 respondents participated in this study, and content analysis was used to interpret the data. The data were collected via SurveyMonkey and statistically analysed using SPSS.The findings indicate that remuneration and all of its components are crucial to the process of EVP decision making. The findings also indicate the importance of aligning EVP strategy to organisational strategy. The main EVP decision makers in organisations are the CEO and the Human Resources Manager. Organisations need to find the correct mix of decision makers in this process to optimise value. Organisations should also ensure alignment of the EVP with organisational strategy, and implement an optimal remuneration strategy to ensure the best possible EVP. A relationship framework was developed to graphically represent the findings of the study.Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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Smith, Shane Steven. "A congregational discernment process." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p062-0287.
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Warren, Adam L. "Sequential decision-making under uncertainty /." *McMaster only, 2004.
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Dhukaram, Anandhi Vivekanandan. "CISDA Development Process for decision aids to support self-care decision making." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6618/.
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The self-care management of chronic disease patients is complicated by various everyday decisions that range from routine ill-structured problems, e.g., “What to eat?” to uncertain symptoms-related decisions, e.g., “Why do I feel tired?” Such decisions can have significant consequences on a patient’s health, treatment, care, and associated medical costs. Due to the complexity involved in understanding and analysing everyday decision making, there is a lack of empirical research to guide the development of self-care decision aids. This thesis aims to address this problem by formulating and illustrating the Critical Illness Self-care Decision Aid (CISDA) process through a coherent, structured, integrated design and development process using a case study. Following a literature review, the problems in current approaches and the criteria needed for the development were derived from evidence-based frameworks such as chronic disease management, decision aids standards and complex interventions development process for future designs. Mixed methods were used including: focus groups, interviews, questionnaire, Cognitive Work Analysis and case scenarios for not only constructing an account of self-care needs and decisions but also to evaluate the development process and the decision support provided involving patients, doctors, caregivers, non-medical experts like psychologists and IT/Systems engineers. The CISDA process consists of: (i) needs assessment, (ii) theory formation, (iii) modelling, (iv) integration, (v) interface design and development, and (vi) evaluation for addressing the relevant intersection of human factors, systems engineering, and software engineering. This thesis should prove useful to not only systems engineers but also to a range of practitioners concerned about decision making, maintaining a user's cognitive perspective during specification and analysis of a complex system.
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Robertson, David Whittaker. "A Comparison of Three Group Decision-Making Strategies and Their Effects on the Group Decision-Making Process." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27252.
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The objective of this experiment was to compare three group decision-making strategies and their effects on the group decision-making process. Two of the strategies, Dialectical Inquiry and Devilâ s Advocacy, were structured while the control condition, Unstructured Consensus Seeking, was non-directed, thus unstructured. The following dependent variables were measured: (a) decision quality, (b) cognitive conflict, (c) affective conflict, and (d) decision commitment. Seventy-two undergraduate participants were randomly assigned across 3 conditions into groups of 6 to solve an interactive group decision task. Thirty-six trained observers were randomly assigned across the same conditions to observe intra-group cognitive and affective conflict and to assess how well the undergraduate participants implemented the structured approaches. The unit of comparison was groups (n = 12). The results of this study were analyzed using analysis of variance and no statistical difference was found between the treatment groups on any of the four dependent variables measured. Cognitive conflict levels and commitment to the decision, while not statistically significant, were higher in the two structured conditions compared to the unstructured control condition. A discussion of these results along with directions for future research is provided.Ph. D.
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Burt, Jane Lindsay. "Ethics, virtue and decision-making : an investigation of the ethical decision-making process of accountants in business." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701003.
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Parra, Xileidys. "CHROMA model for the information-driven decision-making process." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/586065.
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The strong, progressive interaction between decision-making processes (DMP) and information technologies has led to breakthroughs in how business is conducted. These developments represent the advent of significant trends for data-driven DMP in terms of increased competitive advantages and business opportunities. However, there is still a gap between technological capabilities and organizational needs due to the fact that the adoption of technology solutions in many companies is faster than their capacity to adapt at the managerial level. Balancing this situation implies a process of self-recognition in which aspects that need to be addressed for the application of better analytical practices must be highlighted. Such evaluation is necessary to embrace more rigorously the use of data and analytics insights within organizations attempting to become information-driven companies. This thesis presents an evaluation methodology that is based on the foundations of maturity models and provides a framework for assessing and ranking the level of organizations' proficiency regarding their information-driven DMP. In this vein, the “Circumplex Hierarchical Representation of Organization Maturity Assessment” (CHROMA) model and its variant, “Simplified Holistic Approach to DMP Evaluation” (SHADE), which is applied to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), provide a novel and holistic approach that embraces the most relevant aspects at the technological and management level to make more objective and better supported decisions. In this respect, the key factors that influence making better-informed decisions are grouped into 5 dimensions: data availability, data quality, data analysis & insights, information use, and decision-making. Both the CHROMA model with its 5X5X5 structure (5 dimensions subdivided into 5 attributes, each classifiable into 5 proficiency levels) and its SHADE variant with a 5X3X5 structure, were conceived to be applied in an organized and systematic way in accordance with this structure in order to characterize the organization’s use of information in DMPs from an uninitiated stage to a completely embedded one. In this sense, its application consists of a methodology that involves interviewing key company personnel plus a brief web questionnaire, and the subsequent evaluation of the dimensions and attributes of the model. Both models were tested in a field study campaign in six family-run SMEs, which were deployed in two blocks. In the first block, three SMEs were analyzed through the application of the CHROMA model. In the second block, the SHADE version of the CHROMA model was applied to the other three SMEs that collaborated with the study. This field study campaign was very significant in terms of reaching a deeper understanding of the extent to which organizations are supporting their decisions with information obtained from data analysis and their willingness to improve accordingly. The findings indicate that, overall, data quality problems are the biggest challenge facing organizations. Moreover, data analysis remains limited, reactive and timid, is mainly focused on senior management and middle managers, and is very scarce at operational levels. Despite this, the findings in the “decision-making” dimension demonstrate that these organizations have, to some extent, been able to leverage their available data to support their decisions. These results confirm that both models are useful for collecting relevant and firsthand information through a close and personalized treatment to consequently identify strengths and weaknesses of specific aspects, thus providing a broader view that leads companies to prioritize improvement actions that could have a meaningful impact on the success and growth of the organization.La fuerte y progresiva interacción existente entre el proceso de toma de decisiones (DMP) y las tecnologías de información (IT) ha conllevado a un gran avance que ha repercutido en la forma en que los negocios son conducidos. Estos avances han representado el advenimiento de tendencias significativas para el DMP impulsado por datos en términos de mayores ventajas competitivas y oportunidades de negocio. Sin embargo, existe aún una brecha entre las capacidades tecnológicas y las necesidades de la organización debido a que la adopción de soluciones tecnológicas conducidas por datos en muchas compañías es más rápida que su capacidad de adaptarse a nivel gerencial. Equilibrar este desbalance implica un proceso de auto-reconocimiento donde sean resaltados los aspectos que requieren ser atendidos para la aplicación de mejores prácticas analíticas. Tal evaluación es necesaria dentro de las organizaciones que intentan dar un uso más riguroso a sus datos y conocimientos analíticos para convertirse en compañías impulsadas por información. Esta tesis presenta una metodología de evaluación que basada en los fundamentos de los modelos de madurez proporciona un marco para evaluar y categorizar el nivel de competencia de las organizaciones en el DMP impulsado por información. En tal sentido, el modelo “Circumplex Hierarchical Representation of OrganizationMaturity Assessment” (CHROMA) y su variante “SimplifiedHolistic Approach to DMP Evaluation” (SHADE) para pequeñas y medianas empresas, ofrecen un enfoque novedoso y holístico que abarca los aspectos más relevantes a nivel tecnológico y de gestión para tomar decisiones más objetivas y mejor soportadas, en orden de hacer frente a esta situación. Al respecto, estos factores que influyen en la toma de decisiones mejor informada son agrupados en 5 dimensiones: disponibilidad de datos, calidad de datos, análisis de datos e insights, uso de la información y toma de decisiones. Tanto el modelo CHROMA con su estructura 5£5£5 (5 dimensiones subdivididas en 5 atributos clasificables en 5 niveles de aptitud) como su variante SHADE de estructura 5£3£5, fueron concebidos para ser aplicados de una forma estructurada y sistemática en concordancia con dicha estructura, en orden de caracterizar el uso de la información en el DMP de la organización desde una etapa no iniciada a una completamente embebida. En este orden de ideas, su aplicación consiste de una metodología que involucra realizar entrevistas a personal clave de la compañía más un breve cuestionario web, y la posterior evaluación de las dimensiones y atributos del modelo. Ambos modelos fueron probados en una campaña de estudios de campo en seis empresas familiares pymes, los cuales fueron desplegados en dos bloques. En el primer bloque, fueron analizadas tres pymes a través de la aplicación del modelo CHROMA. En el segundo bloque, se procedió a aplicar el modelo SHADE de CHROMA a las otras tres pymes que colaboraron con el estudio. Esta campaña de estudios de campo resultó muy significativa en términos de alcanzar una comprensión más profunda del grado en el cual las organizaciones están tomando decisiones impulsadas en la información resultante del análisis de datos y su disposición a mejorar en consecuencia. Los hallazgos señalan que, en términos generales, los problemas de calidad de datos constituyen el mayor desafío al que se enfrentan las organizaciones. Asimismo, el análisis de datos continúa siendo limitado, reactivo y poco audaz, principalmente concentrado en la alta gerencia y mandos intermedios, siendo muy escaso a niveles operativos. A pesar de esto, los hallazgos en la dimensión “toma de decisiones” demuestran que estas organizaciones, en cierta medida, han logrado aprovechar sus datos disponibles para soportar sus decisiones. Los resultados confirman que ambos modelos son útiles para recolectar información relevante y de primera mano a través de un trato cercano y personalizado para consecuentemente identificar fortalezas y debilidades de aspectos específicos, proporcionando así una visión más amplia que conduzca a las compañías a priorizar acciones de mejora, que podrían significar el éxito y crecimiento de la organización.
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Dombayci, Canan. "Conceptual modelling for integrated decision-making in process systems." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667022.
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This Thesis addresses the systematic construction of Decision Making Models (DMMs) from the conceptualization stage to its application in specific situations, with special emphasis on !he treatment of scenarios where there is a hierarchy of decision levels, common in the Process Systems (PS). Although the methodologies developed are generic, the scope of this Thesis is limited to the perspective of Process Engineering.
The central component required to construct a DMM is the conceptual description of the reality, which supports the system alisation of management procedures . During this description, two different dom ains can be identified: the PS Domain, useful to describe the structure of the process as such (physical reality and the way in which its elements are related), and the Management Domain, identified in this Thesis as associated with the Conceptual Constraints (CC) that describe the restrictions associated with the management of the process . In this way, the PS Domain includes concepts and relationships that appear in the control standards of the process followed by the company: the description of the process to be developed, the description of the physical equipment in which it is developed , and that of its interactions, giving rise to the control of the execution of the procedures; this domain should allow managing the construction, design,
operation and control of any manufacturing system. On the other hand, the CC Domain contains the information associated with the concepts and relationships that m ust be fulfilled to ensure a coherent set of decisions, with the purpose of identifying and representing the systematics to follow during the decision-making process, giving rise to the conceptual representation of this system and, finally, the construction of the corresponding DMM.
The first challenge addressed in this thesis is associated with the systematisation of conceptual modelling from semantic information, for the construction ofontologies from textual sources and a procedure to verify the interna! coherence of lhese sources. The application of this methodology has been used for the identification of the essential concepts and relationships in the PS Domain, allowing creating a generic, common and shared model, unlike the existing models.
In the next step, this PS Domain has been used to solve management problems in systems that comprise multi-level hierarchies. The resulting decision-making process allows integrating the decisions made al each level, ensuring their consistency from an approach that simultaneously considers the management of all available information (data and knowledge).
On the other hand, the introduction of the necessary concepts and relationships to ensure the feasibility of the process management decisions, through the CC Domain, allows the development of systematic DMM creation procedures: this domain classifies the constrains (balances, sequence, etc.), adds abstrae! elements to them (e.g.: produced and consumed amounts) and allows to generalize the relation of its compone nis with the information associated to the PS Domain.
The last part of this Thesis deals with the integration of the PS and CC Domains, and their application for the generation of new decision-making systems . For this, algorithms have been designed that, starting from the previously identified and classified restrictions, and patterns of DMMs also previously identified from existing cases, exploit the information available through the instances in the PS Domain, to generate new DMMs according to the user's specifications. lts use is illustrated through cases from different environments, demonstrating the generalisation capacity of the created systematics.Esta Tesis aborda la construcción sistemática de Modelos para la toma de Decisiones (DMMs) desde la etapa de conceptualización hasta su aplicación en situaciones concretas, con especial énfasis en el tratamiento de escenarios en los que existe una jerarquía de niveles de decisión, habitual en la Industria de Proceso (PS). Aunque las metodologías desarrolladas son genéricas, el alcance de esta Tesis se limita a la perspectiva de la Ingeniería de Procesos. El componente central requerido para construir un DMMs es la descripción conceptual de la realidad a la que se orienta, que a su vez respalda la sistematización de los procedimientos de gestión. Durante esta descripción, se pueden identificar planteamientos asociados a dos dominios diferentes: el Dominio del Proceso (PS), útil para describir la estructura del proceso como tal (realidad física y forma en la que se relacionan sus elementos), y el Dominio de Gestión, asociado a las Restricciones Conceptuales (CC) que describen las restricciones asociadas a la gestión del proceso. El Dominio PS incluye conceptos y relaciones que aparecen en los estándares de control del proceso que sigue la empresa: la descripción del proceso a desarrollar, la descripción de los equipos físicos en los que se desarrolla, y la de sus interacciones, que dan lugar al control de ejecución de los procedimientos; este dominio debe permitir la construcción, el diseño, la operación y el control de cualquier sistema de fabricación. Por su parte, el Dominio CC contiene la información asociada a los conceptos y las relaciones que deben cumplirse para asegurar un conjunto coherente de decisiones, con el propósito de identificar y representar la sistemática a seguir durante el proceso de toma de decisiones, dando lugar a la representación conceptual de esta sistemática y, finalmente, a la construcción del correspondiente DMM. El primer reto abordado en esta Tesis está asociado a la sistematización del modelado conceptual a partir de información semántica, para construcción de ontologías a partir de fuentes textuales y de un procedimiento para verificar la coherencia interna de dichas fuentes. La aplicación de esta metodología se ha utilizado para la identificación de los conceptos y las relaciones esenciales en el Dominio PS, permitiendo crear un modelo genérico, común y compartido, a diferencia de los modelos existentes. En el siguiente paso, este Dominio PS se ha utilizado para la resolución de problemas de gestión en sistemas que comprenden múltiples niveles de jerarquías funcionales. El proceso de toma de decisiones resultante permite integrar las decisiones tomadas en cada nivel, asegurando su coherencia a partir de un enfoque que contempla simultáneamente la gestión de toda la información disponible (datos y conocimiento). Por su parte, la introducción de los conceptos y relaciones necesarios para asegurar la factibilidad de las decisiones de gestión del proceso, a través del Dominio CC, permite el desarrollo de procedimientos sistemáticos de creación de DMMs: este Dominio clasifica las restricciones (balances, secuencia, etc.), agrega elementos abstractos a dichas restricciones (p.e.: cantidad producida y consumida) y permite generalizar la relación de sus componentes con la información asociada al Dominio PS. En la última parte de esta Tesis se aborda la integración de los Dominios PS y CC, y su aplicación para la generación de nuevos sistemas de toma de decisiones. Para ello, se han diseñado algoritmos que, partiendo de las restricciones anteriormente identificadas y clasificadas, y patrones de DMMs también previamente identificados a partir de casos ya existentes, explotan la información disponible a través de las instancias del Dominio PS, para generar de nuevos modelos de toma de decisión de acuerdo con las especificaciones del usuario. Su utilización se ilustra a través de casos procedentes de diferentes entornos, demostrando la capacidad de generalización de la sistemática creada.
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Little, Charles D. (Charles David). "The Decision-Making Process in Commercial Motor Carrier Selection." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1985. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332081/.
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This study is designed to gain a better understanding of the decision process of freight shippers who use commercial truckers. Pursuant to this study, it is possible to gather some insights into the phenomenon of the selection of a trucking company to transport goods. Planning is essential to the attainment of goals in any type of firm, and that is especially true in the volatile environment of commercial trucking. Development of the external environment of trucking is prerequisite to the planning process and essential to the attainment of goals. The external environment of a trucking firm is generally represented by economic, social, and political influences, which extend specifically to the nature and tendencies of its markets, i.e., the shippers.
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Hyseni, Ngadhnjim, and Hassan Rajaeian. "Prioritization of e-services in the decision-making process." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Örebro universitet, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-20354.
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Tan, Jolene H. [Verfasser]. "Process Modeling in Social Decision Making / Jolene Hui Tan." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1121587909/34.
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Akinwale, Samson Olusegun. "Asset portfolio decision making process of Nigerian insurance companies." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.426457.
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Asset configuration of Insurance Companies is crucial to their efficient management since the diversification it implies is vital for the dispersion and atomisation of risks underwritten. Asset portfolio decisions are important to Insurance Companies because they conciliate between rarely converging and often conflicting goals, security, liquidity and profitability. This study examines asset portfolio decision making process of Insurance Companies in Nigeria. The current study, aims to identify and develop integrated investment decision concepts guiding and influencing the asset portfolio decision process. Prior literature on asset portfolio decision making in Nigeria is sparse and focussed principally on classical models of decision making with inadequate metrics for quantifying risks, questionable and impracticable methods and data. The main problem of the portfolio theory, ex-pected utility and most modem theories of risks is that they regard risks in terms of standard deviations, variances, decision weights and co variances whereas risks can be defined in many ways and terms in different situations They fail to account for many facets of decision making by reflecting on rational and normative models that treat investment decision making as highly structured and formalised. By contrast, decision making and risk assessment are multi criteria processes that cannot be defined by rigid quantitative models thus highlighting the necessity to consider decision making by decision makers in their natural settings (social contexts, political and environment) in the case of this thesis, an Insurance Company. Decision theory literature together with asset portfolio decisions literature are reviewed and considered within the contexts of the unit of analysis. Utilising the qualitative paradigm, the research made use of exrploratory case study of a single organisation through the application of modified grounded theory methodology to develop six broad cases of investment decision concepts. The emergent concepts were critique against extant literature thereby highlighting their similarities and differences. The thesis introduces new perspectives of decision making by the introduction of the investment decision concepts influencing asset portfolio decisions of Insurance Companies. Thus, the research specifically contributes to three areas of research. The first area centred on asset portfolio management six decision concepts (Consistency of Return, Security, Legal and Regulatory Control, Competency of Management. Association &Relationships and Stable Environment). The second area is the methodological approach by situating naturalistic decision making within the insurance sector and the modified grounded theory employed enhances conventional qualitative research within the financial sector of the Nigerian economy. The third key area addresses the significance of social relationship, association and specific environmental issues influencing asset portfolio decision of Nigerian Insurance Companies.
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Nguyen-Vu, MyTra Thi. "Preschool Teachers' Decision-Making Process in Reporting Child Abuse." Thesis, Walden University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10815780.
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Despite being mandated reporters by law, preschool teachers often fail to report suspicion of child abuse or neglect. Although research has been conducted regarding reasons why teachers do not report, no study has yet examined preschool teachers’ thinking as decisions are being made. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to examine the in-the-moment decision-making process of preschool teachers to report or not report cases of suspected child abuse or neglect. Three research questions guided this exploration of teachers’ responses to cases of possible child abuse or neglect, the reasons teachers give for their responses, and their confidence in the correctness of their decisions to report or not to report child abuse or neglect. The conceptual framework for this study was the ethical decision-making model of Meneghetti and Seel. The research was a phenomenological study using the think aloud protocol of van Someren, Barnard, and Sandberg. Three scenarios of possible child abuse cases were used as the basis for the face-to-face interviews in which 6 lead preschool teachers described their thought processes. The purposeful sample comprised 6 lead teachers in a major city in the United States with children aged 2 through 5. A thematic analysis method and coding strategy were used to answer the research questions. The findings in this study were consistent with the literature in that most of the teachers did not elect to report their suspicion of child abuse or neglect, but were inhibited by lack of clear understanding of what constitutes abuse and neglect, and by a desire for more information. This study contributes to positive social change by indicating a need for more training of preschool teachers in their mandated reporter role, which can result in more confident decision making and greater success in protecting young children.
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Schneller, Benedikt, and Jake James Swanson. "Country of Origin within the consumers' decision-making process." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-39555.
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Background Country of origin (COO) has developed over the years and so has the definition, from the manufacturing COO and has now developed more into the COO of the brand. This development has led to a gap in research surrounding COO effects in combination with the decision-making process. Purpose The purpose of this study was to understand and explore which product information cues COO effects, along with how these cues influence the consumer's cognitive decision-making process. Leading to recommendations for companies, of how they can then use these effects in their favour. Method An interpretivism philosophy was used as part of this study, along with an inductive approach. Exploratory research was conducted to analyse the qualitative data during the experimental setting within three focus groups to gather in-depth views and opinions of participants. The research was gathered using convenience sampling, with limitations including the pre-bias participants had surrounding a COO. Findings The three most important information cues were quality, price and brand when it comes to what information consumers need to make a purchase. There is a difference in willingness to pay, perceived brand image and value surrounding COO from the COO experiment conducted between Germany and Poland. Research participants would pay on average 104 Euros more for the same product if it was a German brand over a Polish one. COO effects consumers in both a direct and indirect way, the subliminal use of COO, suggesting that the decision-making process is not completely cognitive. Similarly, consumers do not initially perceive COO as an important factor until it is brought up. However it can be said to be at the back of their minds at all times. It was also suggested that consumers have a ranking of countries within their minds and use it to aid their decision-making process. Consumers want to use the rational (intrinsic) cues (quality, design), however the extrinsic cues (brand, price) were identified as being more important. Conclusion In conclusion it can be said that COO is an important influencing factor on the consumers' decision-making process. COO is a factor effecting and influencing the different information cues which consumers identify as being important to their purchase. COO is seen as an influencing factor continuously effecting information cues, but more specifically price, brand and quality. Brands with 'higher' perceived COO's can thrive under their competitive advantage, whilst brands with a 'lower' perceived COO do not do as well.
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Hindi, Rasheed, and Dennis Ly. "The Reshoring Decision Making Process : A Multiple case Study." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-40940.
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Cross, Noel. "Evaluating decision-making in the youth justice bail process." Thesis, Swansea University, 2005. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa42555.
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This thesis is about the operation of the youth justice bail process, between initial arrest and sentence (or other final case outcome), in a particular area of England and Wales (known here as Baytown). Following a review of the literature on youth justice bail services, and a critical discussion of the methodology used, the study examines the outcomes of the bail process in Baytown over a three-year study period. It analyses the usage of the different options available for the granting, restriction and denial of young persons' right to bail, by comparing court bail decisions with key case characteristics. In undertaking this analysis, the study not only explains how systematic bail decisions were during the study period, but also shows the impact of these decisions on later stages in the youth justice process, such as sentencing. However, the study also moves beyond quantitative discussion and analysis of the Baytown youth justice process. It does so by explaining the operation of the process in terms of the attitudes towards it of those who have a say in bail decision-making in Baytown. A mixture of quantitative and qualitative techniques, including surveys, semi-structured interviewing and participant observation, is therefore used to explain how local Youth Offending Team staff, local youth court magistrates, and young people on bail perceive the process which their own decisions help to shape. The study concludes by arguing that, despite recent Government rhetoric and policy, widespread discretion continues to exist at local and individual level within the youth justice bail process. Future Government policy in this area must therefore acknowledge the role of discretion in youth justice, rather than simply ignoring or attempting to eradicate it, if bail services for young people are to become more systematic and effective.
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HUANG, HEXIANG. "APPLICATION OF VISUALIZATION IN URBAN PLANNING DECISION-MAKING PROCESS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1100979099.
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Prozesky, Lourenke. "Parole Bureaucracy: The Decision Making Process of Paroling Authorities." Available to subscribers only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1791777691&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2009."Department of Political Science." Keywords: Parole, Bureaucracy, Decision-making. Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-205). Also available online.
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Johnson, Paul D. "High school seniors and the college decision-making process /." Full text available from ProQuest UM Digital Dissertations, 1997. http://0-proquest.umi.com.umiss.lib.olemiss.edu/pqdweb?index=21&did=736801041&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1253824732&clientId=22256.
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Fatima, Iman. "Prototype Generalization and its effect on Decision-making Process." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för psykologi (PSY), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85353.
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Alkhalil, Mohamad. "Effect of eWOM on consumers purchasing decision making process." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-159686.
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People in the past were trying to get information through libraries, magazines or marketing agencies that were created specifically to attract consumers. In the age of the Internet people have been able to communicate with each other around the world after it was one-way communication in the pre-Internet age. Two-way communication has led to the creation of a product purchase website that encourages people to share and publish their views. Today, people looking for the best and most satisfying purchase option that makes multiple alternatives available. Online reviews can increase or decrease the life of these alternatives in the decision-making process. Due to the importance of online reviews in a person's decision, this study aims to investigate and evaluate how and whether online reviews affect the person's decision-making process. The problem is mainly about people's opinion of online reviews, and why they use them, the impact of the electronic word of mouth versus the word of mouth, to what extent online reviews are used to make potential decisions for consumers. In order to obtain the results of the study, focus group were conducted with four of semi-structured interviews. In order to obtain the results of the study, interviews were conducted with the focus group as well as a number of semi-structured interviews. The results showed the dominance of online reviews of a person's decision. Study participants believe that it is good to rely on online reviews to obtain information, while at the same time believing that these reviews do not affect the final outcome but can affect the details of the product or service to be purchased.
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Mapis, Gachomo Joanne. "The Dietary Decision-Making Process of Women in Nigeria." ScholarWorks, 2020. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7696.
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Nigerians have been opting for a more processed Western diet. These changes in dietary choices have aligned with obesity and undernutrition, attributable to micronutrient deficiencies or malnutrition. Many scholars have presented varying intervention strategies ranging from consumption of a variety of foods containing the necessary micronutrients to food fortification. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explore the perceptions of women in an urban city in Nigeria on indigenous foods and Western dietary influences to determine social interactions, the consequence of the interactions, and the women’s current perceptions of food choices. The social-ecological model was used to explore the interaction between a woman and her environment. Women between the ages of 20 to 30 from the urban city of Jos, Nigeria, constituted the population of interest, and 12 women were chosen for the sample. From the in-depth interviews, a thematic analysis was employed to provide sociocontextual reasoning for changes in diet that have led to the loss of interest in traditional foods and cultures. This study found that Jos has a variety of foods, yet women choose the same staple foods to feed their families. Additionally, despite a marginal understanding of the health impact of diet, most women choose the convenience and palatability of Western options, citing cost as the rationale for choosing to cook staple Western-inspired meals at home. Understanding media, convenience, and cost can impact social change by enlightening communities on the interconnectedness of human health, cultures, and industrialization. Health care providers can monitor the outcomes of those who consume a variety of indigenous foods to see how such a practice could influence the overall health status of Nigerian families.
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Smith, Gerard. "The communication process in participative decision making in organisations." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1994. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36394/1/36394_Smith_1994.pdf.
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This study outlines the results of research into the communication process in interaction in Participative Decision Making (PDM) in organisations, and the
implications of these findings for organisations.
There is limited reference in the literature to studies of the actual interaction that takes place in the joint decision making process. Miller and Monge (1988) write
that, "Research has rarely looked at the communicative content of the participation process itself. Research on what actually goes on in participatory management could take us a long way in explaining the disparate findings in the research literature." If a study of the communication process in PDM could explain these findings, they could also enable organisations to decide if PDM was appropriate for them and if it could assist them in improving their performance. The study asks:
a) what is the role of communication in interaction in PDM? To answer this question, a study was done in fourteen Australian organisations, in both the public and private sector. Emphasis was placed on identifying
communication behaviours and the resulting interaction that occurred during the PDM process, since it was felt that an understanding of the behaviours that occurred would have practical implications for managers. The method used to collect data, was a combination of attendance at PDM meetings and interviews. At meetings, the interactions that took place, were recorded on a pre-designed check sheet, which was based on an instrument developed by Rogers and Farace (1975) to analyse behaviours and interaction in actual working situations. The interviews were conducted with a selection of managers, technical and professional staff, to identify their perceptions of the interaction that occurred in
PDM meetings. The findings were, that there were a range of communication behaviours that contributed to interaction in PDM. They included:
(a) using an agenda;
(b) asking questions of other participants;
(c) discussing issues that are of interest to participants and appropriate for the organisation;
(d) ensuring that participants are not inhibited by the presence of higher status participants; and
(e) encouraging participants to say what they think.
There were also behaviours identified that inhibited interaction. They included:
(a) putting participants under unrealistic time pressures; (b) not listening; (c) not
providing participants with sufficient information to allow them to actively
participate in the interaction; (d) not providing the opportunity for all participants
to contribute;
(e) pressuring for consensus which can lead to groupthink and
(f) disregarding minority views.
The following can be concluded from the study:
1. It is important that the leader and participants have good communication skills if there is to be productive interaction in PDM.
2. Participants cannot interact effectively unless they are provided with the information on, or have knowledge of, the issue being discussed.
3. A communication system that will ensure all participants are given the opportunity to interact is essential for satisfactory PDM.
4. The communication behaviours and the interaction that results, are dependent on the communication environment within the organisation.
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Mitchell, David Hermann Margaret G. "Making foreign policy Presidential management, advisors and the foreign policy decision-making process /." Related electronic resource: Current Research at SU : database of SU dissertations, recent titles available full text, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/syr/main.
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Nilsson, Jonas. "Consumer decision making in a complex environment : Examining the decision making process of socially responsible mutual fund investors." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-35607.
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During the last few decades, "regular people" have become increasingly involved with investing in the stock market. One way of doing this, which has become more and more popular, is to invest in mutual funds. The mutual fund industry has, due to its explosive growth, been described as a success story of the 20th century. These days, sources report that over 70% of the Swedish population actively invests in mutual funds. This thesis is an investigation into consumer decision making regarding one specific type of mutual fund: Socially Responsible Investment (SRI). SRI profiled mutual funds are different from "regular" mutual funds in that they incorporate social, ethical, and environmental (SEE) criteria. In this manner, SRI profiled mutual funds could be said to have two separate dimensions. The regular financial dimension has the purpose of generating a high level of financial return while managing risk. The socially responsible dimension, on the other hand, focuses on incorporating SEE issues into the investment process. However, consumers that desire to choose mutual funds that will both perform well financially and have a good socially responsible dimension face a more difficult decision than consumers who choose to invest in "regular" mutual funds. As each of the dimensions come with its own set of challenges which the consumer must overcome, choosing an appropriate combination of these is a difficult task. In this manner, consumers of SRI profiled mutual funds have to navigate through a complex decision making environment to arrive at a good choice. Based in this notion of decision making in complex environments, this thesis investigates how consumers combine their "traditional" financial objectives with their "additional" SEE consideration and examines the impact of personal factors related to these two areas on consumer investment in SRI profiled mutual funds. Four separate essays on these topics, each investigating a specific stage in the Engel-Kollat-Blackwell (1968) consumer decision making process, are presented. Moreover, in order to understand how complexity impacts consumer decision making in the area, the results of each study are analyzed against a conceptual framework focusing on the complexity of the market. The results show that consumers of SRI profiled mutual funds care about both financial and SEE issues. However, how consumers combine these in their decision making differs. Factors, such as the stage of the purchase decision making process, personal abilities, preferences, and perceptions are found to impact consumer decision making. Against this background, this thesis generates an increased understanding of consumer decision making in complex decision making environments in general and of SRI profiled mutual funds in particular.
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Koop, Gregory James. "Beyond process tracing: The response dynamics of preferential choice." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1342725429.
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Péron, Martin Brice. "Optimal sequential decision-making under uncertainty." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120831/1/Martin%20Brice_Peron_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis develops novel mathematical models to make optimal sequential decisions under uncertainty. One of the main objectives is to scale Markov decision processes, the framework of choice for selecting the best sequential decisions, to larger problems. The thesis is motivated by the management of the invasive tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus across the Torres Strait Islands, an archipelago of islands at the doorstep of the Australian mainland.
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Rassokha, Ihor. "Decision-making process during simulator training of air traffic controller." Thesis, Національний авіаційний університет, 2020. http://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/41881.
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Робота публікується згідно наказу ректора від 21.01.2020 р. №008/од "Про перевірку кваліфікаційних робіт на академічний плагіат 2019-2020р.р. навчальному році" . Керівник проекту: доцент, Луппо Олександр ЄвгеновичIt is very important to provide safe, ordinary and expedite air traffic. The amount of people, who use air transport, is growing from day to day. That is why, it is very necessary to handle with capacity that is arisen. Today it’s very important to increase capacity and decrease workload of Air Traffic Controllers. The main indicator in reaching this aim is decision making time. Decreasing it we will really reach safe, ordinary and expedite air traffic. Goal of the work – analyzing and investigation of current Air Traffic Control decision making time in Ukraine. For achieving of this goal the following tasks have been established: • to analyse and investigate present decision making process • to analyse and investigate current decision making time among ATC-students; • to evaluate all received results. Generally, decreasing of ATC decision making time at Ukraine would bring a lot of advantages and benefits for our country.
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McKinzie, Kaye. "Simulation of an Army Deep Operations Combat Decision-making Process." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA303412.
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Smith, Sheri LaShel. "Managing infrastructure systems: who's heard in the decision making process?" Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/298.
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Citizen participation includes those activities by citizens who are not public officials that are more or less intended to influence the actions taken by government (Verba & Nie, 1972). Citizen initiated contacts are one such form of participation. In 1999, the volume of complaint and service related calls received by the Department of Public Works and Engineering equaled almost 20 percent of the city's population. Via Houston's Customer Response Center, these contacts are logged in, directed to the appropriate department and incorporated into the department's infrastructure management system (IMS).
The goal of the IMS is to provide a systems approach to making cost-effective decisions about the design, rehabilitation, construction, retrofitting, maintenance or abandonment of the city's infrastructure (Grigg, 1988). To date, the effectiveness of this program is perceived as less than ideal and the public is critical of the results (Graves, 2002). Residents express concerns that infrastructure projects are targeted towards business and industrial areas while neighborhood needs are being ignored. Politicians are concerned that projects are not equally distributed among the districts. Meanwhile, public works' staff are concerned because there isn't enough money to address citizen calls, business and industrial needs and political concerns in addition to the problems they have identified.
The purpose of this research is twofold: to determine if citizen initiated contacts have been a significant factor in the selection of water and sewer projects and, to identify other factors that may play a role in the decision making process.
This study is longitudinal in nature, covering the time period between 1992 and 1999. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis were applied to the various data sets provided by the City of Houston. The results of the analysis supports the following:
- Citizen contacts have been significant in determining the allocation of water and sewer CIP projects; however, that has not been consistent through the years.
- Factors such as race, class, line type, material, size, age and location also factor into the decision making process.