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Political Decision Making in Face-to-Face Groups: Theory, Methods, and an Empirical Application in Switzerland

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  • Dorff, Robert H.
  • Steiner, Jürg

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This article presents a model of decision making and introduces a new theoretical variable to the literature, namely, the modes of decision making. The theoretical focus is on the face-to-face group, and the article also develops an innovative methodology for studying this type of decision-making behavior. Variation in the decision modes is explained as a function of the strategic considerations of individual decision makers. These considerations are affected by a set of four independent variables: structure of the decision group, substance of the conflict, context of the conflict, and the decision process. The data, drawn from observations of decision-making groups in Switzerland, are tested with discriminant analysis and a simulation. In both cases total correct classifications exceed 55 percent, indicating that there is a meaningful structure relating variation in the decision modes to the theoretical framework.

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  • Dorff, Robert H. & Steiner, Jürg, 1981. "Political Decision Making in Face-to-Face Groups: Theory, Methods, and an Empirical Application in Switzerland," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 75(2), pages 368-380, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:75:y:1981:i:02:p:368-380_17
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    1. Paul M. Collins, Jr. & Wendy L. Martinek, 2011. "The Small Group Context: Designated District Court Judges in the U.S. Courts of Appeals," Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 8(1), pages 177-205, March.

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