ABSTRACT
In Part B of this chapter, dynamics of the integrated system proposed in the first part of the chapter are examined in computational exercises. Sensitivities of the number of ideas generated by the integrated system functions to key parameters of the integrated system are examined first. Recognizing that objectives in team decision making are in measures of quality rather than the numbers of information types, a form for quality is then proposed. Both team inputs from their information exchange and the information input of sponsoring organizations are represented in a production function for quality in team decisions. Computational exercises then examine the sensitivities of this function to system variables and parameters. The computational studies directly demonstrate dynamics implied by the account of quality functions and their inputs that have been described in previous chapters. Results of the studies also indicate candidate policy variables and procedures to manage toward quality and ill-structured decisions. Finally, implications of the results for management of the information exchange in decision making teams are discussed.
