Biomimetics applies principles and strategies abstracted from biological systems to
engineering and technological design. With a huge potential for innovation, biomimetics …

This review maps the body of behavioural OR studies that focus on interventions. The term
'intervention'is used here to refer to a designed problem-solving system in which individuals …

Organizational decisions of the future may include social, environmental, and economic
concerns, and be much more “wicked”[Policy Sciences, 4 (1973) 155], complex and …

The paper presents the concept of decision aiding process as an extension of the decision
process. The aim of the paper is to analyse the type of activities occurring between a “client” …

When considering the potential uptake and utilization of technology management tools by
industry, it must be recognized that companies face the difficult challenges of selecting …

The study examines a method for supporting multiparty negotiations by means of a
Negotiation Support System (NSS). More specifically, this study investigated the effect of …

This paper shares experiences of the authors with combining Multiple Criteria Decision
Making (MCDM) and techniques from soft systems approaches for decision support at …

Models are artifacts used to better understand our world. In the context of mining data to
create knowledge, the modeler is often faced with discovering and understanding …

Empirical evidence on how cognitive factors impact the effectiveness of model-supported
group decision making is lacking. This study reports on an experiment on the effects of need …

Finding regional solutions for water infrastructure and other environmental management
challenges requires coordination, communication, and a shared understanding among …