Group decision‐making as a structurational process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8069725 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marshall Scott Poole (0000-0002-2073-5595, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), David R Seibold (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Robert D Mcphee (0000-0003-4624-9007, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 74-102 |
| Publication date | 1985-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00335638509383719 |
| OpenAlex | W1996288519 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 54 |
| References cited | 94 |
This essay presents a theory of group decision‐making. Utilizing recent advances in structuration theory, which focuses on the production and reproduction of social systems through the application of generative rules and resources, the new conceptualization is presented and its advantages over previous formulations are explored. Results from an ongoing research program are summarized as partial substantiation of the perspective
Conceptualization · Epistemology · Generative grammar · Group (periodic table · Management science · Perspective (graphical · Process (computing · Reproduction · Social science · Sociology · Structuration theory · Artificial Intelligence · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Critical Realism in Sociology · Engineering · Philosophy · Social Power and Status Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 54 |
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| Citations per year | 1,35 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2025 (40) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 53 |