Consensus reaching in committees

In this paper, we apply a consensus model to decision-making in committees that have to choose one or more alternatives from a set of alternatives. The model does not use a voting rule nor a set of winning coalitions. Every decision maker evaluates each alternative with respect to given criteria. The criteria may be of unequal importance to a decision maker. Decision makers may be advised by a chairman to adjust their preferences, i.e., to change their evaluation of some alternative(s) or/and the importance of the criteria, in order to obtain a better consensus. The consensus result should satisfy constraints concerning the consensus degree and the majority degree. A simple example is presented.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2007
• Where: EOR
• Authors: Patrik Eklund, Agnieszka Rusinowska, Harrie C. M. de Swart
• Keywords: Consensus Model, Decision Makers, EOR 2007, Voting Rule