An Integrative Decision Space Model for Simulation of Cultural Differences in Human Decision-Making

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Handley, Holly A.H. | Heacox, Nancy J.

Affiliations: Pacific Science & Engineering Group, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA

Note: [] Corresponding Author: Holly A.H. Handley, 9180 Brown Deer Road, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. Tel.: +1 858 535 1661; Fax: +1 858 535 1665; E-mail: handley@pacific-science.com

Abstract: An Integrative Decision Space Model has been developed to model and simulate a culturally based decision-making process. The organizational component describes the billets and reporting structure of the organization. The process component has parameters that represent the nodes, interconnections, and process outcomes. The cultural component identifies specific cultural dimensions and their influence on organizational and decision-maker parameters. The decision-maker component parameters capture the influence of a decision-maker's previous training and experience on different task types. The decision space is the intersection of the four component models that occurs when a decision-maker executes the task at a process node and thus influences the process outcomes. The decision space algorithm computes incremental values for each node in a decision process, cumulating in output values for the complete process that can be compared to baseline processes as variables are manipulated in the component models.

Journal: Information Knowledge Systems Management, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 95-105, 2004