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Exploiting Qualitative Information for Decision Support in Scenario Analysis

Gambelli, Danilo; Vairo, Daniela and Zanoli, Raffaele (2010) Exploiting Qualitative Information for Decision Support in Scenario Analysis. Journal of Decision Systems, 19 (4), pp. 407-422.

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Summary

The development of scenario analysis (SA) to assist decision makers and stakeholders has been growing over the last few years through mainly exploiting qualitative information provided by experts. In this study, we present SA based on the use of qualitative data for strategy planning. We discuss the potential of SA as a decision-support tool, and provide a structured approach for the interpretation of SA data, and an empirical validation of expert evaluations that can help to measure the consistency of the analysis. An application to a specific case study is provided, with reference to the European organic farming business.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:Scenario analysis, qualitative data, cognitive evaluation, expert assessment
Subjects: Knowledge management > Research methodology and philosophy > Specific methods
Research affiliation: Italy > Univ. Politecnica delle Marche (prev. Univ. Ancona)
Deposited By: Vairo, Doctor Daniela
ID Code:19379
Deposited On:14 Sep 2011 07:43
Last Modified:14 Sep 2011 07:44
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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