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Shared concepts in group decision making: A model for decisions based on qualitative data
Author(s) -
Wilson Margaret,
Canter David
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1993.tb00993.x
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , group decision making , group (periodic table) , psychology , multidimensional scaling , negotiation , social psychology , computer science , machine learning , chemistry , organic chemistry , political science , law , programming language
This paper presents a methodology for modelling the process of group decision making based on qualitative data. It is hypothesized that group decisions can be modelled in terms of the sharing and negotiation of the individual construct systems of the group members. Individual construct systems are elicited from each group member prior to the group decision using an open‐ended sorting procedure (Canter, Brown & Groat, 1985). The combined construct system of the group is represented using a non‐metric multidimensional scaling technique known as Multidimensional Scalogram Analysis (MSA). Each stage of the elicitation and representation of the construct systems is illustrated using a worked example taken from an experimental decision‐making group choosing houses for student accommodation. The decision reached by the group is compared to the multidimensional model. The potential of the model for social processes research is discussed.