Table of Contents
Job selection case
Contents
The Job selection case
The problem
Governmental Research Institute
Multinational consulting firm
A place as a decision analyst
Small IT firm
Atmosphere
Salary
Thinking task
Decision analytic problem structuring
Decision context is the setting in which the decision occurs
Example of a decision context
Generating objectives
Possible objectiveswith their descriptions
Identifying decision alternatives
The feasible decision alternatives
Hierarchical organisation of objectives
A preliminary objectives hierarchy with alternatives illustrated with Web-HIPRE
Checking the structure
The final objectives hierarchy for the job selection problem
Specifying attributes
Attributes associated with the objectives
Constructed attributes
Consequences of the alternatives
Job selection case
Preference elicitation - contents
Overview
Single attribute value function elicitation - contents
Single attribute value function elicitation in brief
Setting attributes’ ranges
Estimating value functions for the attributes
Assessing the form of value function
Web-HIPRE example
Value function for the“working hours” attribute
Bisection method
Bisection method
Example
Example (continued)
Value function for the “Expected salary in 3 years” attribute
Difference standard sequence
Difference standard sequence
Example
Example (continued)
A linear approximation of the value function for the “weekly working hours” attribute
Example (continued)
Value function for the “weekly working hours” attribute
Direct rating
Web-HIPRE example
Direct rating with Web-HIPRE
The category estimation method
Example
Values for the salary categories
Ratio estimation
Example
Example (continued)
Values for different levels of “business travel” attribute
Weight elicitation - contents
About weight elicitation
SMART
Web-HIPRE example
Weighting attributes under the “Compensation” objective
SWING
Web-HIPRE example
Weighting attributes under the ”Social” objective
SMARTER
Web-HIPRE example
Weighting attributes under the ”Professional” objective
AHP
AHP
Web-HIPRE example
Weighting attributes under the ”Compensation” objective
Job Selection Case
Results & Sensitivity Analysis - Contents
Used preference elicitation methods
Attributes, alternatives andcorresponding value scores
Attributes‘ and objectives‘ weights
Recommended decision
Scores of the alternatives by the first level objectives
One-way sensitivity analysis
Changes in “working hours” attribute
Changes in “working hours” attribute
Changes in the weight of the “Compensation” objective
Changes in the weight of“Professional” objective
Changes in the weight of “Social” objective
Conclusion
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