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2553. Evaluating the impact of supporting group decision-making with participatory OR methods

Invited abstract in session TC-11: Behavior in group decision-making , stream Behavioural OR.

Tuesday, 12:30-14:00
Room: 12 (building: 116)

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Femke Bekius
Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University

Abstract

Achieving sustainable transformations, in areas such as climate change, mobility, agriculture and food, health and ageing, has become a imperative goal of societies worldwide. Participatory OR methods are often used to support group decision-making in the context of sustainable transformations. It brings multiple stakeholders with different incentives and aims together and potentially results in a shared vision, perspective or decision. However, evidence about the impact of participatory OR methods on sustainability transformations is scarce.
Evaluation of participatory OR methods happens in various ways and is generally performed in an ad-hoc manner. Moreover, evaluation takes place at various levels including the behavior of the individual, dynamics of the group, consequences for the organization, or impact on the larger system in which the transformation takes place.
In this talk, I present a number of concepts which can be used to evaluate the process of decision-making in reaching sustainable transformations. Hereby, I distinguish between the different levels (individual, group, process, system) at which assessment can take place. In particular, I focus on the question: How do these concepts assess the “transformative potential” of OR-supported decision-making processes? To illustrate this I use case studies from different domains where participatory OR methods are used to support sustainable transformations.

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Status: accepted

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