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

Sébastien Damart ()
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Sébastien Damart: DRM - MLAB - Dauphine Recherches en Management - MLAB - DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Problem structuring methods lead to a better understanding of problems by proposing that individuals engage in a structured process of investigation of such elements as causal relationships, connected problems, and possible solutions. This paper first examines possible ways of organizing the participation of multiple deci- sion-makers in the varying contexts of the problem structuring process. The paper presents an original methodology based on investigating the participants' contribu- tions with respect to the problem explored. This methodology uses cognitive mapping techniques and offers two kinds of support, the first justifying a specific division of the participant set into thematic subgroups and the second providing a basis for further exploration using different problem structuring methods.

Keywords: Problem structuring methods Participation; Cognitive mapping; Facilitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-08-11
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Published in Group Decision and Negotiation, 2010, 19 (5), pp.505-526. ⟨10.1007/s10726-008-9141-y⟩

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DOI: 10.1007/s10726-008-9141-y

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