scholarly journals Improving On-Line Debates by Aggregating Citizen Support1

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maite Lopez-Sanchez ◽  
Marc Serramia ◽  
Juan A. Rodríguez-Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Aggregation Method ◽  
Online Participation ◽  
Digital Democracy ◽  
Aggregation Methods ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
On Line ◽  
Participatory Platform

Currently, Digital Democracy is gaining momentum thanks to online participation platforms, which have emerged as innovative tools that enable citizens to participate in decision making processes. Through these tools, participants can issue proposals and engage into debates by both stating arguments in favour or against and/or by supporting other people’s arguments. In this paper we propose a new support aggregation method derived from the combination of two complementary aggregation methods previously introduced. Additionally, we propose a resilience metric for measuring the quality of the aggregated opinion. We apply our contributions to debates conducted in the Decidim participatory platform.

scholarly journals Questioning Facilities Management in Higher Education in Egyptian Context for Better Decision-Making Process of Funding Allocation

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Mona Mohamed Abd Elghany ◽  
Reem Aly Elharakany
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Strategic Relationships

The quality of education is influenced by the managerialization of the universities, which refers to the introduction of substantial changes in the decision-making processes of the academic institutions, and the application of renewed information systems along with new managerial methodologies to restructure the organisational strategic relationships with stakeholders. This paper proposes a questionnaire to assess the importance of facilities in universities according to their financial budget consumed value. Semi Structured Interviews were conducted with the heads of logistic and financial departments in Egyptian universities, twenty public universities and twenty-three private universities, in order to identify criteria for the most significant university's facilities and appealing infrastructure that contributes to the quality of education.

Semantic Analysis and Text Summarization in Socio-Technical Systems

2017 ◽  
pp. 243-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Rizun
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Text Summarization ◽  
Technical System ◽  
Synergy Effect ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Technical Systems

In this chapter, the authors present the results of the development the text-mining methodology for increasing the reliability of the functioning of Socio-technical System (STS). Taking into account revealed strengths and weaknesses of Discriminant and Probabilistic approaches of Latent Semantic Relations analysis in of the abstracting and summarization projection, the Methodology of Two-level Single Document Summarization was developed. The Methodology assumes the following elements of novelty: based on obtaining a multi-level topical framework of the document (abstracting); uses the synergy effect of consistent usage the combination of two approaches for identification of conceptually significant elements of the text (summarization). The examples demonstrating the basic workability of proposed Methodology were presented. Such approaches should help human to increase the quality of supporting the decision-making processes of STS in real time.

Business Intelligence System Design and its Consequences for Knowledge Sharing, Collaboration, and Decision-Making

2020 ◽  
pp. 382-402
Author(s):  
Lapo Mola ◽  
Cecilia Rossignoli ◽  
Andrea Carugati ◽  
Antonio Giangreco
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Intelligence System ◽  
Business Intelligence Systems ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Decision Making Processes

This exploratory study analyses the effects of the technical and organisational characteristics of business intelligence systems (BIS) on knowledge sharing, collaboration, and decision-making processes. The authors conducted a two-phase multi-method investigation. First, we surveyed 30 enterprises using BIS on a regular basis; then, we engaged in an in-depth case study with one of the respondent companies. Our results show that, on average, the technical and organisational characteristics of the BIS are positively associated with an increase in knowledge sharing, leading to an improvement in internal collaboration that subsequently brings improvement in the quality of decision-making. This case study adds that the way the BIS is designed and appropriated in organisations is important in obtaining such results is. A BIS being designed so that it can be appropriated by the general employee base is key in obtaining the desired organizational impacts. This suggests some requirements for BIS design that we will discuss in terms of theoretical and managerial implications.

Diagnostic conversations: Clinical Decision Making in surgery – Part 2

Diagnosis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Allan Watters ◽  
Spencer Wynyard Beasley ◽  
Wendy Crebbin
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Clinical Decisions ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Royal Australasian College ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Made In

AbstractProceduralists who fail to review their decision making are unlikely to learn from their experiences, irrespective of whether the operative outcome is successful or not. Teaching junior surgeons to develop ‘insight’ into their own decision making has long been a challenge. Surgeons and staff of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons worked together to develop a model to help explain the processes around clinical decision making and incorporated this model into a Clinical Decision Making (CDM) training course. In this course, faculty apply the model to specific surgical cases, within the model’s framework of how clinical decisions are made; thus providing an opportunity to identify specific decision making processes as they occur and to highlight some of the learning opportunities they provide. The conversation in this paper illustrates the kinds of case-based interactions which typically occur in the development and teaching of the CDM course.The focus in this, the second of two papers, is on reviewing post-operative clinical decisions made in relation to one case, to improve the quality of subsequent decision making.

scholarly journals Decision Making for Managing Community Flood Risks: Perspectives of United States Floodplain Managers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna Tyler ◽  
Abdul-Akeem Sadiq ◽  
Douglas S. Noonan ◽  
Rebecca M. Entress
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Flood Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Flood Risks ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Decision Making Processes

AbstractTo reduce flood losses, floodplain managers make decisions on how to effectively manage their community’s flood risks. While there is a growing body of research that examines how individuals and households make decisions to manage their flood risks, far less attention has been directed at understanding the decision-making processes for flood management at the community level. This study aimed to narrow this research gap by examining floodplain managers’ perceptions of the quality of their community’s flood management decision-making processes. Data gathered from interviews with 200 floodplain managers in the United States indicate that most floodplain managers perceive their community’s flood management decision-making processes to be good. The results also indicate that communities participating in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Community Rating System, as well as communities with a higher level of concern for flooding and a lower poverty rate, are significantly more likely to report better flood management decision-making processes.

scholarly journals SYNTHESIS OF MODULAR-STRUCTURED SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIZATION OF DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES IN TRANSPORT LOGISTICS

2014 ◽  
pp. 336-344
Author(s):  
Yuriy Kondratenko ◽  
Sylvia Encheva ◽  
Ievgen Sidenko
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Shipping Company ◽  
Structured Systems ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
System Module ◽  
Module Type ◽  
Transport Logistics

The ranging analysis of transport logistics problems and decision-making methods were held in the paper. The problems, which are represented as subsystems of DSS (Decision Support System) module type, were considered. One of which, in particular, evaluation of the quality of transport services to select cargo shipping company, was considered in details.

An Expertise as a Part of Decision-making Training for Educational Management

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
М.В. Гончар ◽  
С.В. Усков
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Educational Management ◽  
Separate Type ◽  
Master's Degree Programs ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Master’S Degree

в меняющихся условиях экспертиза на всех уровнях управления образованием становится компонентом процессов принятия решений, все более определяющим их качество. В этой связи экспертная деятельность в образовании получает развитие и обосабливается в отдельный тип профессиональных задач, требующий от субъектов экспертной деятельности овладения специальными компетенциями. Успешная подготовка руководителей и организаторов образования к экспертной деятельности может быть реализована в магистратуре по направлению «Педагогическое образование», а также в рамках направления «Государственное и муниципальное управление» с опорой на андрагогический подход и встраивание экспертных технологий в учебную и исследовательскую работу обучающихся. while uncertainty at all levels of educational management, the expertise increases its influence on the quality of decision-making processes and results. Therefore, the educational expert activity is developing and completed as a separate type of professional tasks. It requires subjects of expertise to master special competencies. Successful training for educational managers to expert activities can be implemented through the master’s degree programs on pedagogy and public administration if it bases on andragogical approach and uses expertise as a part of studying and research.

A Mashup Application to Support Complex Decision Making for Retail Consumers

2012 ◽  
pp. 277-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Walczak ◽  
Deborah L. Kellogg ◽  
Dawn G. Gregg
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Decision Quality ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Complex Decision Making ◽  
Complex Decision ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Decision Complexity

Purchase processes often require complex decision making and consumers frequently use Web information sources to support these decisions. However, increasing amounts of information can make finding appropriate information problematic. This information overload, coupled with decision complexity, can increase time required to make a decision and reduce decision quality. This creates a need for tools that support these decision-making processes. Online tools that bring together data and partial solutions are one option to improve decision making in complex, multi-criteria environments. An experiment using a prototype mashup application indicates that these types of applications may significantly decrease time spent and improve overall quality of complex retail decisions.

IoT for Hospitality Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 1388-1408
Author(s):  
Asim Sinan Yuksel ◽  
Ibrahim Arda Cankaya ◽  
Sadi Fuat Cankaya
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Decision Making Processes

Creating and updating meal tags, printing them on small-sized papers raise the costs, cause workload and affect the service quality negatively at the hotels with all-you-can-eat buffet system. Over the last few years, we have seen that many hotels started to make use of tablets to improve the service quality, decrease the costs, provide customers ability to order foods, make reservations, manage their rooms, etc. Going paperless and including more features by adopting new technologies increase the quality of service, help customer's and staff's decision-making processes more effective, improve customer and service personnel experience. In this chapter, authors designed and developed a flexible, cost effective, easy-to-use, customer-friendly and staff oriented paperless buffet management system for the restaurants that have all-you-can-eat buffet. Through this system, they aimed to achieve enhanced customer service, increased efficiency and customer satisfaction; save time, paper and printing costs; provide environmental benefits and efficient buffet management.

Questioning Media Responsibility during Terrorism

2016 ◽  
pp. 441-454
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Eid
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Severe Stress ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Media Performance ◽  
Media Responsibility ◽  
Choice Approach ◽  
Terrorist Events

The media's dual role during times of terrorism can be as useful as the most effective security and political counterterrorism measures and can be as harmful as exacerbating terrorist events to the worst humanitarian disasters. Media decision-making processes, therefore, are integral to achieving more desired outcomes. This chapter questions the effectiveness of media performance during times of terrorism through the examination of their decision-making processes in terms of rationality and responsibility. The numerous media decisions that are usually made under severe stress during times of terrorism require adherence to both ethical standards and rational thinking. Strategic and goal-directed decision-making that is based on rational choice approach and game theory can help enhance the quality of media decisions. Ethical and socially responsible media performance is fundamental for effective communication. Interweaved, responsible and rational media decision-making are integral to the effectiveness of media decision-making during times of terrorism towards achieving more desired outcomes.

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