Supporting dynamic group decision and negotiation processes: a traceability augmented peer-to-peer network approach

  • Authors:

  • Kannan Mohan;Peng Xu;Balasubramaniam Ramesh

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Computer Information Systems, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, New York, NY;Department of Management Science and Information Systems, College of Management, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA;Department of Computer Information Systems, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, GA

  • Venue:
  • Information and Management
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks are gaming popularity in supporting group decision and negotiation (GDN) activities in which ad hoc, transient groups participate. In these, multiple stakeholders create and use knowledge that is fragmented and distributed across different locations. While P2P networks help establish physical links across participants, they lack the capability to integrate knowledge fragments embedded in documents and artifacts distributed across peers. We augmented the P2P architecture with traceability to provide a way of integrating distributed knowledge. We implemented this approach in a prototype system that used a P2P networking tool. Using a case study of software development outsourcing, we showed how our approach supported critical GDN activities. Qualitative evaluation of our approach in supporting GDN was also demonstrated.