Social choice theory and distributed decision making

Arnold B Urken

doi:10.1145/45410.45427

Social choice theory and distributed decision making

Arnold B Urken

Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics

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Abstract

Strategies of distributed decision making based on social choice theory can be used to create a balance between organizational complexity and uncertainty. Although Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS 's) have included options for making human collective choices, their design has not been based on optimal rules. Social choice theory can also be used to improve the reliability of decisions made by nodes in distributed computer networks. Three examples illustrate the application of this theory: human computer-mediated distributed decision making, electing a coordinator to reorganize a failed distributed network, and using weighted votes to improve network reliability.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988
Editors	Robert B. Allen
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	158-168
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	0897912616, 9780897912617
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/45410.45427
State	Published - Apr 1 1988
Event	ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988 - Palo Alto, United States Duration: Mar 23 1988 → Mar 25 1988

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Name	Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988

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Other	ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988
Country/Territory	United States
City	Palo Alto
Period	3/23/88 → 3/25/88

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Information Systems and Management
Management Information Systems
Information Systems

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Urken, A. B. (1988). Social choice theory and distributed decision making. In R. B. Allen (Ed.), Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988 (pp. 158-168). (Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/45410.45427

Social choice theory and distributed decision making. / Urken, Arnold B.
Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988. ed. / Robert B. Allen. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 1988. p. 158-168 (Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Urken, AB 1988, Social choice theory and distributed decision making. in RB Allen (ed.), Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988. Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 158-168, ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988, Palo Alto, United States, 3/23/88. https://doi.org/10.1145/45410.45427

Urken AB. Social choice theory and distributed decision making. In Allen RB, editor, Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 1988. p. 158-168. (Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988). doi: 10.1145/45410.45427

Urken, Arnold B. / Social choice theory and distributed decision making. Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988. editor / Robert B. Allen. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 1988. pp. 158-168 (Proceedings of the ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA 1988 Conference on Office Information Systems, COCS 1988).

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