Investigating the role of social media in polio prevention in India: a Delphi-DEMATEL approach

Abstract

Purpose-This study aims to evaluate the role of social media (SM) tools in the polio prevention in an Indian context, using a hybrid Delphi-DEMATEL approach. Design/methodology/approach-A preliminary list of suitable evaluation criteria was derived from an extensive literature review. Ten experts were then contacted to collect data and finalize the most prominent criteria using the Delphi method. To establish cause-effect relationships among the criteria, further data were collected from twenty-one experts. The decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method was applied to process and interpret the data collected. Findings-The analysis grouped criteria into two sets, i.e. cause and effect. The results show that awareness of social cause and government utilization of resources fall into the cause group; these elements are critical since both directly affect the remaining criteria. These outcomes can help government and businesses to utilize SM for public health surveillance, e.g. to promote schemes/initiatives through sites concerning polio or related health issues. Practical implications-The findings of this research are useful for governments and individual companies to conceive their marketing initiatives akin to polio prevention issues using SM. Originality/value-Despite the emergence of SM, there has been little discussion in existing literature on their role for polio prevention; however, measuring such role could be useful in practice, to help decision makers (DMs) exploiting the potential of SM in the healthcare context. To fill this gap, this study aims to measure the role of SM in polio prevention in the Indian context and to create a cause-effect evaluation model. Using an integrated Delphi-1 DEMATEL framework for decision-making in the healthcare context is another novelty of this study.

Open Innovation with Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping for Modeling the Barriers of University Technology Transfer: A Philippine Scenario

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An MCDA cause-effect factors model for the implementation of Greenstone Digital Library software

“… The outcomes of this study provide important insights for decision makers to business develop strategies for the implementation of GSDL software in the digital library so that they can not only minimize their cost of implementation but also achieve the satisfaction of library stakeholders.  There are a lot of MCDM methods available in the current literature with Delphi and DEMATEL methods widely applied in decision making methods (Kumar and Dash, 2017;Kumar et al, 2018;Mangla et al, 2018). But in the library science domain, a combined approach of these techniques has not been used.…”

“…Therefore, it is a multi-criteria problem and to select the best criterion is the main goal. Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods have the capability of selecting the best one of many that are widely used and acknowledged in the present literature (Efe, 2016;Hanine et al, 2016;Kumar and Dash, 2017;Kumar et al, 2018;Ferreira et al, 2019;Mavi et al, 2019;Gonçalves et al, 2019;Barroso et al, 2019;Kaklauskas et al, 2011;Fonseca et al, 2018;Pires et al, 2018;Yazdani et al, 2019). The details of MCDM methods in use in the library sciences are provided in Table II. <insert Table II about here> As per Table II, there are many MCDM methods have been used by the researchers in the library sciences but these applications are still limited, even if they are available in the context of Indian library where massive automation is ongoing.…”

Kaybedilen Yaşam Yılını Etkileyen Risk Faktörlerinin DEMATEL Yöntemi Kullanılarak İncelenmesi

“…52 Bu açıdan DEMATEL, bir problemin bileşenleri arasındaki neden ve sonuç ilişkilerini hesaplamak için matematiksel teorilerle ilişkili ve matrisleri kullanan analitik bir yöntem olarak kabul edilmektedir. 53 Yöntem, gerçek hayatta karşılaşılan problemler için oldukça uygun olduğundan çok çeşitli karar verme probleminde yaygın bir kullanıma sahiptir. 54 Bununla birlikte DEMATEL, insan faktörünün neden olduğu öznelliği ve veri setindeki belirsizliği ortadan kaldırmada yetersiz kaldığı, 55 gerekçesiyle eleştirilebilmektedir.…”