Zusammenfassung
Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über neuere Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der Entscheidungsunterstützenden Systeme für Gruppen. Ausgehend von einem hierarchischen Modell, das zwischen individuellen Entscheidungsprozessen und Prozessen der Gruppenebene unterscheidet, werden zunächst unterschiedliche Formen der Unterstützung auf diesen beiden Ebenen sowie Systeme zu deren Realisierung betrachtet. Daran anschließend werden Ansätze zur Integration der beiden Teilprozesse wie Gruppen-Evaluationen und Rückkopplungen zwischen Gruppen- und Individualebene vorgestellt. Den Abschluß bildet ein Überblick über weiterführende Forschungsbereiche.
Summary
The paper surveys recent developments in Group Decision Support Systems. We first consider a basic hierarchical model widely found in the literature, which distinguishes between individual and group processes. Using this model, we identify different classes of support for both levels and discuss the corresponding systems presented in the literature. We then consider non-hierarchical approaches, mainly those based on a joint problem evaluation by the group and explicit feedbacks between group and individual levels. From the issues raised in this survey, we then identify some topics for further research.
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Vetschera, R. Group decision and negotiation support — A methodological survey. OR Spektrum 12, 67–77 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01784981
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