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What remains when I am not in the room
A course that depends on one person ends with that person. Why the institutional anchoring pleases me more than the course itself — and…
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Decision-making competence can be taught – and tested
When students switch subjects or leave university, we tend to look for the causes inside the degree programme. That falls short: many of these…
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Richard Price Award for MCI Professor Johannes Siebert
MCI Professor Johannes Siebert has received the Richard Price Award from the International Academy of Information Technology and Quantitative Management (IAITQM) and has also…
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Deciding for a Secure Tomorrow: Proactive Decision-Making and Retirement Financial Planning Behavior
Retirement financial planning behavior (RFPB) encompasses the concrete actions individuals take to prepare financially for retirement. We examine RFPB from an Operational Research (OR)…
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MCI Professor Johannes Siebert Receives Prestigious SDP Award
International recognition honors outstanding contributions to data-driven decision-making, supply chain management, and societal impact | Award presented at the 32nd SDP Annual Conference at…
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Fifty years of decision analysis in operational research: A review
We review the development of research in Decision Analysis (DA) over the past fifty years. After presenting the axiomatic foundations and discussing the DA…
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ChatGPT vs. Experts: Can GenAI Develop High-Quality Organizational and Policy Objectives?
This paper explores the efficacy of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for value-focused thinking, specifically its ability to generate high-quality sets of objectives for organizational…
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Linear Transformation of One-Dimensional Utility Functions: Empirical Study on the Impact on the Final Ranking of Alternatives in Personal Decisions
Determining one-dimensional utility functions for each objective in multiattribute utility theory (MAUT) requires substantial time and cognitive effort from decision makers. They must account…
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Teaching is described by its methods. It should be judged by its goals.
Almost all teaching concepts describe the method first and the objective second: blended learning, project-based work, digital tools — what it is all meant…