A statistical framework for strategic decision making with AHP: Probability assessment and Bayesian revision

Omega

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 463-470

  Hughes, Warren R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Bayesian revision; Probability assessment; Strategic decision making

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; MARKET RESEARCH;

'CURRENT; BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN REVISION; MARKET RESEARCHES; ORGANISATIONAL; PROBABILITY ASSESSMENTS; PRODUCT LAUNCH; STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK; STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING; STRATEGIC DECISIONS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 46149121294     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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