Political Decision Making in Face-to-Face Groups
Theory, Methods, and an Empirical Application in Switzerland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3338900 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert H Dorff (North Carolina State University, corresponding author), Jürg Steiner (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 368-380 |
| Publication date | 1981-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1961371 |
| OpenAlex | W1992871531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
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
Context (archaeology · Discriminant function analysis · Economics · Face (sociological concept · Geography · Group Decision Making · Linear discriminant analysis · Machine learning · Management science · Operations research · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Law · Mathematics · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 1992 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |