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A Decision Reconstruction Support Model

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  • FRANCISCO ANTUNES

    (Management and Economics Department, Beira Interior University and INESCC, R. Antero de Quental, 199, 3000-033 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • JOÃO PAULO COSTA

    (Faculty of Economics, Coimbra University and INESCC, R. Antero de Quental, 199, 3000-033 Coimbra, Portugal)

Abstract

The importance of understanding the reasons for past decisions is not a new subject. However, there seems to be a gap when it comes to verifying the efficiency of tools for understanding past decisions. In this paper, we show that the ability to perform decision reconstruction using a Group Support System (GSS) can provide a flexible solution to the problem, but only if the information model underlying it is able to provide bidirectional support to the phases of a decision-making process. For this, we present a general information model to support the decision-making process, as well as the decision reconstruction process. We tested these ideas by setting up a case study where we used a GSS, based on our model, to analyze a simulated public contracting process. We present a discussion of the results.

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  • Francisco Antunes & João Paulo Costa, 2013. "A Decision Reconstruction Support Model," International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 12(02), pages 309-333.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijitdm:v:12:y:2013:i:02:n:s0219622013500132
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219622013500132
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