The Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs Q methodology and a Delphi poll: a useful approach to researching a narrative approach to therapy Journal Article (2009). Q methodology and a Delphi poll: a useful approach to researching a narrative approach to therapy. Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual aut...

Nowadays, the plant location selection has a critical impact on the performance of numerous companies. In this paper, a methodology is presented to solve this problem. The three decision making methods, namely Delphi, AHP and improved VIKOR, are hybridized in order to make the best use of information available based on the decision makers or experts. In this respect, the aim of using Delphi is ...

A Web-enabled hybrid approach to strategic marketing planning is established in this paper. The proposed approach combines the group Delphi technique with a Web-based expert system, called WebStra (developed by the author), to support some key stages of the strategic marketing planning process. The Web-enabled approach is based upon client–server architecture that enables the sharing and delive...

This paper reports on a Delphi study undertaken by a health librarian and two midwifery professionals, to determine the research priorities of midwives working in NHS Highland. Six important topics were identified: workforce issues, second stage of labour, obesity in pregnancy, women’s expectations of pregnancy and of childbirth, place of birth, and breastfeeding. Related evidence was examined ...

The use of online interactive questionnaires is an interesting example of human-computer interactions mediatizing human interactions to support the emergence of collective intelligence. To better understand these interactions and their various effects, we propose to investigate the operating mode of interactive questionnaires. First, we recall what the questionnaires are made of in order to kno...

Correspondence: Catherine Powell, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton, Nightingale Building (67), Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. E-mail: [email protected] POWELL C. (2003) Journal of Advanced Nursing 41(4), 376–382 The Delphi technique: myths and realities Aim. To outline the key concepts and principles of the Delphi technique. Methods. Reference is made to a selectio...

This article describes a Delphi study that consulted leading FOSS experts to identify the most important business models for FOSS. We employed the Delphi method to consult leading experts in FOSS, asking them to identify existing business models; describe potentially feasible models that are not currently implemented; identify specific categories of stakeholders involved; and identify the vario...

Articulated education pathways between the vocational education training sector and universities provide opportunities for students wishing to progress to higher qualifications. Enrolled nurses seeking to advance their career in nursing can choose to enter baccalaureate degree programs through such alternative entry routes. Awarding of credit for prior studies is dependent on accurate assessmen...

Objectives: To identify those attributes experts regard as desirable qualities in the ambulance technician, paramedic, and clinical supervisor. Methods: The Delphi technique was used to gain a consensus view from a panel of experts. The first round of the study asked the experts to list the attributes they believed were desirable for the ambulance technician, the ambulance paramedic, and the cl...

Risk identification plays a key role in the success of managing risk. Failure in the identification of risks can cause inadequacy in the whole process of risk management which led to non-achievement of organisational objectives. Tools and techniques facilitate the process of identification, and need to be adopted on the basis of firms’ characteristics. The difficulty to recognise applicable too...