Supporting Discussions for Decision Meetings

Luis A. Guerrero () and José A. Pino ()
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Luis A. Guerrero: Universidad de Chile
José A. Pino: Universidad de Chile

Group Decision and Negotiation, 2009, vol. 18, issue 6, No 4, 589-601

Abstract: Abstract Decision meetings may be considered as composed of a divergent part and a convergent one. The divergent part has a discussion of the agenda items. This stage can be computer-supported and it can be done asynchronously during a short period of time. Aspects of the design of a software system intended for this purpose are presented. The discussion of the agenda items is organized in a structured manner, letting users make contributions for any item of the discussion structure. Using our developed tool, people can discuss in a distributed way. The system was tested with actual executives and professionals of a large organization. Results from their evaluation are discussed. These results are encouraging, since according to participants, the system use lets them improve the outcomes of the succeeding meetings.

Keywords: Decision meetings; Structured discussions; GSS; Decisions support systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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