The limited amount of good tools for supporting elicitation of preference information in multi-
criteria decision analysis (MCDA) causes practical problem. In our experiences, this can be …

Weight elicitation methods in multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) are often cognitively
demanding, require too much precision, time and effort. Some of the issues may be …

Using a case from the healthcare delivery sector, we demonstrate how a structured
evaluation approach can facilitate the measurement of actual ICT contributions in various …

The design of tools and interfaces for e-democracy systems takes place in a highly
multidisciplinary context. However, the inter-contextual understanding of democracy is still …

During recent years, a great deal of attention has been focused on the financial risk
management of natural disasters. One reason behind is that the economic losses from …

The importance of making good decisions is well-known in the business world and the
perception of decision making as rational choice is the most common view. The amount of …

Within the realm of e-government, the development has moved towards testing new means
for democratic decisionmaking, like e-panels, electronic discussion forums, and polls …

In some portfolio decision problems it is not possible or interesting to constrain portfolios
with a monetary budget. Instead it might be of interest to investigate how disagreement …

This thesis addresses the lack of effective and efficient technology design in current e-
participation research by investigating two approaches that yet have not been explored to …

If procurement processes are to be taken seriously, purchase managers need decision
support tools beyond those that only ascertain that the formal requirements are met. This …