Search for dissertations about: "collective decision-making"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 swedish dissertations containing the words collective decision-making.
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1. Decision making in innovation : understanding selection and prioritizaiton of development projects
Abstract : This thesis has its origin in empirical evidence. Some Swedish companies claimed that despite having plenty of proposals for developing new products, they experienced problems when choosing from all those alternatives. READ MORE
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2. Mathematical modelling approach to collective decision-making
Abstract : In everyday situations individuals make decisions. For example, a tourist usually chooses a crowded or recommended restaurant to have dinner. Perhaps it is an individual decision, but the observed pattern of decision-making is a collective phenomenon. READ MORE
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3. Modeling Collective Decision-Making in Animal Groups
Abstract : Many animal groups benefit from making decisions collectively. For example, colonies of many ant species are able to select the best possible nest to move into without every ant needing to visit each available nest site. READ MORE
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4. Risk, Relative Standing and Property Rights: Rural Household Decision-Making in China
Abstract : Paper 1 examines the concern for relative standing among rural households in China. We used a survey-experimental method to measure to what extent poor Chinese farmers care about their relative income and found that the respondents cared to a high degree. READ MORE
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5. Collective decision-making on networked systems in presence of antagonistic interactions
Abstract : Collective decision-making refers to a process in which the agents of a community exchange opinions with the objective of reaching a common decision. It is often assumed that a collective decision is reached through collaboration among the individuals. READ MORE