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Chapter 8
ASociotechnical
CollaborativeNegotiation
ApproachtoSupport
GroupDecisionsfor
EngineeringDesign
Stephen C-Y. Lu, Nan Jing, and Jian Cai
Contents
8.1
Introduction and Overview......................................................................182
8.2
Reviews of Related Studies ....................................................................... 185
8.2.1
Group Decision Studies ................................................................ 185
8.2.2
Conflict Resolution Studies ..........................................................187
8.2.3
Collaborative Negotiation in Engineering ....................................189
8.2.3.1 Engineering Collaboration via Negotiation Paradigm ....190
8.2.3.2 A Sociotechnical Framework ..........................................192
8.2.3.3 A Sociotechnical Co-Construction Process..................... 193
8.3
A Sociotechnical Collaborative Negotiation Approach Using
Structured Arguments.............................................................................. 193
8.3.1
Definitions of Terminologies ........................................................195
8.3.2
Overview of the Collaborative Negotiation Process ......................196
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