Abstract
Action-Research, a research strategy that permits the systematic investigation of an issue while intervening in an organisation, has been advocated as an appropriate method for studying Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) interventions. This research strategy may be useful for MCDA researchers who want to test MCDA methods in real-world problems, as well as for MCDA consultants who are keen in reflecting upon and improving their practice. However, the concept of what Action-Research actually is, and how it can be implemented in practice for MCDA interventions, have not been addressed with enough depth in the Decision Analysis literature. Thus this key-note paper reviews the literature on Action-Research, with a particular emphasis on those Action-Research processes which seem suitable for MCDA interventions. It also discusses some key methodological choices in designing Action-Research studies for MCDA interventions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 106-123 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| State | Published - 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 49th Annual Conference of the Operational Research Society 2007, OR49 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Sep 2007 → 6 Sep 2007 |
Conference
| Conference | 49th Annual Conference of the Operational Research Society 2007, OR49 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Period | 4/09/07 → 6/09/07 |
Keywords
- Action-research
- Case study
- Decision analysis
- MCDA
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Management of Technology and Innovation
- Strategy and Management
- Computational Theory and Mathematics
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Modeling and Simulation
- Numerical Analysis