Towards a Typology of Roles in Strategy Making Workshops:   Building on the Use of the GSS Data Logs

Igor Pyrko; Colin Eden; Fran Ackermann

Towards a Typology of Roles in Strategy Making Workshops: Building on the Use of the GSS Data Logs

Igor Pyrko
, Colin Eden
, Fran Ackermann

University of Strathclyde
Curtin University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication

Abstract

This paper reports on research which explores a typology of roles which participants undertake ‘in practice’ during the course of strategy making workshops facilitated with the use of a Group Support System (GSS). The reported research draws on a series of data logs generated in a number of strategy workshops with senior management teams in both public and private organizations. The data logs enable detailed tracking of the participants’ contributions over time. This level of richness and detail of analysis, in turn, is used to build the foundations for the proposed typology. The typology may contribute to a better understanding of how GSS can be used effectively to conduct productive strategy making meetings. The typology provides guidance to facilitators of GSS, and especially those who are new to the facilitation practice.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Group Decision and Negotiation Conference
Editors	Mareike Schoop, D. Marc Kilgour
Pages	389-397
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2017
Event	17th International Conference on Group Decision and Negotiation - Stuttgart, Germany Duration: 14 Aug 2017 → 18 Aug 2017

Publication series

Name	HOHENHEIM DISCUSSION PAPERS IN BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Publisher	University of Hohenheim
Volume	16-2017
ISSN (Electronic)	2364-2084

Conference

Conference	17th International Conference on Group Decision and Negotiation
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Stuttgart
Period	14/08/17 → 18/08/17

Bibliographical note

Hohenheim Discussion Papers in Business, Economics and Social Sciences are intended to make
results of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences research available to the public in
order to encourage scientific discussion and suggestions for revisions. The authors are solely
responsible for the contents which do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Faculty of Business,
Economics and Social Sciences.

Keywords

group support systems
strategy making
microanalysis

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Cite this

Pyrko, I., Eden, C., & Ackermann, F. (2017). Towards a Typology of Roles in Strategy Making Workshops: Building on the Use of the GSS Data Logs. In M. Schoop, & D. M. Kilgour (Eds.), Group Decision and Negotiation Conference (pp. 389-397). (HOHENHEIM DISCUSSION PAPERS IN BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES; Vol. 16-2017). https://wiso.uni-hohenheim.de/fileadmin/einrichtungen/wiso/Forschungsdekan/Papers_BESS/dp_16-2017_online.pdf

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Pyrko, I, Eden, C & Ackermann, F 2017, Towards a Typology of Roles in Strategy Making Workshops: Building on the Use of the GSS Data Logs. in M Schoop & DM Kilgour (eds), Group Decision and Negotiation Conference. HOHENHEIM DISCUSSION PAPERS IN BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, vol. 16-2017, pp. 389-397, 17th International Conference on Group Decision and Negotiation, Stuttgart, Germany, 14/08/17. <https://wiso.uni-hohenheim.de/fileadmin/einrichtungen/wiso/Forschungsdekan/Papers_BESS/dp_16-2017_online.pdf>

Towards a Typology of Roles in Strategy Making Workshops: Building on the Use of the GSS Data Logs. / Pyrko, Igor; Eden, Colin; Ackermann, Fran.
Group Decision and Negotiation Conference. ed. / Mareike Schoop; D. Marc Kilgour. 2017. p. 389-397 (HOHENHEIM DISCUSSION PAPERS IN BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES; Vol. 16-2017).

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