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A Cognitive Mapping Approach to Organizing the Participation of Multiple Actors in a Problem Structuring Process

Damart, Sébastien - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007

Problem structuring methods lead to a better understanding of problems by proposing that individuals engage in a … the problem structuring process. The paper presents an original methodology based on investigating the participants … basis for further exploration using different problem structuring methods. …

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Decision Structuring with Phantom Alternatives

Farquhar, Peter H.; Pratkanis, Anthony R. - In: Management Science 39 (1993) 10, pp. 1214-1226

A phantom alternative is an illusory choice option---it looks real but for some reason is unavailable at the time a decision is made. Phantoms can both help and hinder successful decision making. On the one hand, phantoms can provide useful information on the boundaries of a decision problem and...

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Towards a Heuristic Theory of Problem Structuring

Smith, Gerald F. - In: Management Science 34 (1988) 12, pp. 1489-1506

criteria. The concept is used in the development of an informal theory of problem structuring. Several structuring …

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