Using decision modeling to examine management consensus: A study of a maintenance management control system

Journal of Operations Management - Tập 3 - Trang 93-98 - 1983
Michael J. Stahl1, Thomas W. Zimmerer1
1Department of Management, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

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AbstractUsing a decision modeling approach, this research examined differences across levels of management in a large construction company concerning the criteria for a maintenance management control system. The six criteria were cost efficiency, productivity improvement, materials management, unification of work control, planning and scheduling, and information and retrieval. A decision‐making exercise was constructed that asked the respondent to make recommendations concerning the approval or disapproval of 32 hypothetical maintenance management systems. Among the 60 managers who completed the exercise, there was evidence of significant differences across levels of management concerning the criteria for a maintenance management control system. Additionally, distortions were observed between what the managers said was important and what their decisions indicated. These data demonstrate that the decision modeling approach presented can be effectively used to examine the degree of consensus within an organization.

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Journal of Operations Management

Tập 3

93-98

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