The Delphi method as a research tool: an example, design considerations and applications

By Chitu Okoli, Suzanne D. Pawlowski. Information Manager (The), 2004

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Subfields: Information Systems and Management, Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management

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Towards ecosystem-based management: identifying operational food-web indicators for marine ecosystems (2017, methodology): “A Delphi method (Okoli and Pawlowski, 2004) was used whereby sets of indicators were scored by small groups (of 8–10 experts) based on consensus, following a discussion establishing common understanding of the indicators themselves and how to apply the criteria to the indicators.”
Entrepreneurial intentions of young women in the Arab world: socio-cultural and educational barriers (2017, methodology): “Every item within the scale was validated through a panel of regional experts in the field of entrepreneurship by using the Delphi method (Okoli and Pawlowski, 2004) to ensure content validity.”
A dissent-based approach for multi-stakeholder scenario development — The future of electric drive vehicles (2013, background): “length, comprehensiveness, meaningfulness) [59] as well as reliability by pretesting the Delphi questionnaire since the clarity of the statements directly influences the reliability of the results [60,61].”
Eco-efficiency in the SMEs of Venezuela. Current status and future perspectives (2010, background): “Due to the complexity and multifaceted dimensions of eco-efficiency, qualitative rather than quantitative analysis can be used to explore eco-efficiency development levels in Venezuelan industries (Okoli and Pawlowski, 2004).”
ConsensUs (2018, methodology): “For example, in the Delphi Method, experts independently provide quantifiable views of forecasting and policy decisions and then view visualizations of other experts’ opinions in a reflective, iterative process (Gordon 2009; Linstone et al. 1975; Dalkey et al. 1969; Okoli and Pawlowski 2004).”
Insights into teaching quantum mechanics in secondary and lower undergraduate education (2017, background): “[16], which were based on interviews with faculty members who had recently taught modern physics; and (2) learning goals determined in a Delphi study among Dutch experts in quantum mechanics [17], a method which uses consecutive questionnaires to explore consensus among experts [18].”
Competency Definitions, Development and Assessment: A Brief Review (2020, background): “The Delphi process can be concluded if key ideas are established (Hsu & Sandford, 2007; Okoli & Pawlowski, 2004).”
Responsible Artificial Intelligence: Designing Ai for Human Values (2017, methodology): “In this clause, we describe research performed at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, using an adapted Delphi method [19] to facilitate an open discussion among researchers across Europe, This method combines the benefits of survey research, interview sessions and group…”
Measuring project complexity using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (2011, positive): “We argue, such as in (Okoli and Pawlowski, 2004), that an experts categorization should be made properly The questionnaire was divided into eight sections, following the structure of the project complexity framework.”