The delphi technique: an exposition and application

Mitchell, Vincent‐Wayne

doi:10.1080/09537329108524065

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“…Several studies have shown that the practical number of rounds or iterations usually needed is between two and three (Mitchell, 1991;Gallego et al, 2008) in order to reach consensus. The rounds generally proceed as follows:…”

Section: The Delphi Method: Theory and General Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing and testing a framework for the assessment of neighbourhood liveability in two contrasting countries: Iran and Estonia

Norouzian-Maleki

Bell

Hosseini

et al. 2015

Ecological Indicators

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A growing body of evidence indicates that the environmental quality of residential neighbourhoods has an impact on their liveability. It can be a contributory factor to the prosperity and development of cities because it reflects the real-life experiences of residents and can also affect the attractiveness of a city for well-qualified workers. A liveable neighbourhood can help to improve the quality of life of residents, which is one of the determining factors in creating a socially sustainable urban environment. This research aimed to develop a practical method for assessing the liveability of a residential neighbourhood, tested in two contrasting countries, Iran and Estonia. We developed and tested a set of criteria based on the principles and attributes of liveability obtained from the literature and we used a Delphi survey of Iranian and Estonian urban planning and design experts to identify which of the candidate criteria were most appropriate to each country together with their priority weighting. The results showed that while many of the same criteria applied to both countries, the importance of them varied, in part reflecting environmental and social differences such as climate. The method has potential for use in the development of indicators of liveability as part of urban sustainability assessment.

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Section: The Delphi Method: Theory and General Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing and testing a framework for the assessment of neighbourhood liveability in two contrasting countries: Iran and Estonia

Norouzian-Maleki

Bell

Hosseini

et al. 2015

Ecological Indicators

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“…The modifi cation of the Delphi process used here, which considers prior information through a series of interviews before beginning the Delphi, is called SEER -System for Event Evaluation and Review. 32 In the fi rst phase, all the Delphi panelists were personally interviewed and asked to respond to a questionnaire consisting of fi ve…”

Section: The Study Methodsmentioning

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Marketing audits: The forgotten side of management?

Gama¹

2012

J Target Meas Anal Mark

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One of the most profound changes in the business landscape over the last two decades has been the new emphasis on evaluating and managing performance. The urgency of fi nancial performances has been accompanied by growing awareness that these are not sustainable unless the pillars on which they are based -marketing included -are properly assessed. On the other hand, many organizations and professionals still consider marketing as a highly qualitative and creative discipline where almost everything fi ts and few things are measured . Recent evidence shows that this is not the case. This article seeks to highlight the importance of audits as a means of revising and improving marketing practice, arguing that the concept, while well developed, will need to address some new realities emerging from the changing marketing landscape. This is necessary if marketing audits want to maintain their viability as an important management tool in the future.

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“…Several studies identified that most changes in Delphi response occurred in the first two rounds and the forecast error decreased over successive iterations, "but the decrease between round 1 and 3 was only 10%" (Mitchell, 1991). Therefore, in this research only two rounds were used due to time constrains.…”

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“…Thus, Powell (2003) argued that it was important for the panel members to be willing and able to make valid contribution, Chan et al (2001) said that experts should have extensive working experience in that respective field, to be currently, recently or directly involved in the management, while Mitchell (1991) stressed the significant involvement in the industry of the experts, both in the past and in the present.…”

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Developments and prospects of freight railway transport in Northern Germany: a Delphi survey

Zitz¹,

Matopoulos

2014

IJLSM

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Despite the fact that Germany has a well expanded traffic infrastructure, it confronts a strong growth in freight volumes and it is very likely that in the forthcoming years will not be able to reasonably cope with the increasing demand. The aim of this paper is to explore the developments of the transport sector, railways in particular, in North Germany. More specific, the paper explores whether the railway network could contribute to improved traffic development in North Germany and also whether or not the existing logistics practices are effective enough to cope with the traffic problems in the region. The research based on the Delphi technique, collected, analysed and summarized the opinions of a group of experts in the aforementioned issues. Results indicate that railways could represent the solution to the forecasted growing freight volumes in the next years. In spite of continuous efforts undertaken by the politics and the economy, the existing logistics and freight traffic concepts are not sufficient, financing is too scarce, while emerging issues like sustainability, environment protection and working conditions are taken into little consideration.

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The delphi technique: an exposition and application

Cited by 164 publications

References 55 publications

Developing and testing a framework for the assessment of neighbourhood liveability in two contrasting countries: Iran and Estonia

Developing and testing a framework for the assessment of neighbourhood liveability in two contrasting countries: Iran and Estonia

Marketing audits: The forgotten side of management?

Developments and prospects of freight railway transport in Northern Germany: a Delphi survey

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