Tse ACB "Using mathematical programming to solve large ranking problems" JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY 52(10):1144-1150 OCT 2001

[Eugene Garfield]

ACB Tse : e-mail: b102725 at mailserv.cuhk.edu.hk

Title    Using mathematical programming to solve large ranking problems
Author   Tse ACB
Journal  JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY 52(10):
         1144-1150 OCT 2001

 Document type: Article  Language: English  Cited References: 19    Times
Cited: 0


Abstract:
This paper introduces a mathematical programming model that overcomes the
major methodological problem of a large ranking task: respondent fatigue and
deteriorated decision quality caused by an excessive number of objects to be
ranked. The model was applied to the problem of ranking Marketing and
International Business journals. There are more than 200 such journals,
making direct ranking or rating very difficult, if not impossible. The
result shows that the mathematical programming model uses very little
information and yet can produce rankings that are in agreement with results
obtained from direct ranking studies.

Author Keywords:
large ranking problem, mathematical programming

KeyWords Plus:
DECISION QUALITY, INFORMATION, OVERLOAD, JOURNALS

Addresses:
Tse ACB, Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Mkt, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R
China
Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Mkt, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

Publisher:
PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD, BASINGSTOKE

IDS Number:
479BC

ISSN:
0160-5682
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