Prof.ssa Gerarda Fattoruso (Sannio University, Italy)
ore 14.30 - Sapienza Università di Roma, Sala Riunioni (3° piano ed CU002 ex Scienze Statistiche - stanza 301)
SEMINARIO NON ORGANIZZATO DAL DOTTORATO
Decisions are the main pivot in the economic and social sciences. The analysis of the processes that lead to choices and the elements that condition them converge in the decision theories: an interdisciplinary research area based on the contributions of mathematics, statistics, economics, sociology, philosophy, psychology and management. In most cases, the theories that deal with the decisions assume the perfect rationality of the decision maker, therefore the ability to identify the best choice, passing through an essentially analytical process always referable to logical structures.
Actually, however, perfect rationality does not always represent a model capable of interpreting the processes of choice. In the contemporary world, the variety of possible options is increasing, the range of solutions to problems among which each decision maker, man, machine, organization, must choose. As complexity increases, it is not so much the ability to make a decision about a certain problem (problem solving) that is critical, but the ability to decide which is the most relevant problem to deal with, or the one that is most convenient to tackle (problem finding). The concept of decision considered as the choice to undertake an action, among several available alternatives, by an individual or a group of individuals changes. Recently, new lines of research have been developed to better satisfy the diversity of conditions encountered in real world; among these we find the Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), born to face with problems of different nature. They have the function of providing the Decision Maker (DM) with tools to deal with complex decision-making problems that he has to face. MCDM allow comparison on multiple criteria with the aim of contributing to the development of a learning process that feeds the decision-making process. Multi-criteria methods can be used to manage complexity, stimulate the participation of decision makers and facilitate communication between those involved. The use of MCDM methods is widely adopted in different fields of interest. Their use is motivated on the one hand by the high complexity of decision-making problems, and on the other by solving problems using advanced techniques
21 novembre 2022
Decisions are the main pivot in the economic and social sciences. The analysis of the processes that lead to choices and the elements that condition them converge in the decision theories: an interdisciplinary research area based on the contributions of mathematics, statistics, economics, sociology, philosophy, psychology and management. In most cases, the theories that deal with the decisions assume the perfect rationality of the decision maker, therefore the ability to identify the best choice, passing through an essentially analytical process always referable to logical structures.
Actually, however, perfect rationality does not always represent a model capable of interpreting the processes of choice. In the contemporary world, the variety of possible options is increasing, the range of solutions to problems among which each decision maker, man, machine, organization, must choose. As complexity increases, it is not so much the ability to make a decision about a certain problem (problem solving) that is critical, but the ability to decide which is the most relevant problem to deal with, or the one that is most convenient to tackle (problem finding). The concept of decision considered as the choice to undertake an action, among several available alternatives, by an individual or a group of individuals changes. Recently, new lines of research have been developed to better satisfy the diversity of conditions encountered in real world; among these we find the Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), born to face with problems of different nature. They have the function of providing the Decision Maker (DM) with tools to deal with complex decision-making problems that he has to face. MCDM allow comparison on multiple criteria with the aim of contributing to the development of a learning process that feeds the decision-making process. Multi-criteria methods can be used to manage complexity, stimulate the participation of decision makers and facilitate communication between those involved. The use of MCDM methods is widely adopted in different fields of interest. Their use is motivated on the one hand by the high complexity of decision-making problems, and on the other by solving problems using advanced techniques