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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2016.14.9.229

Group Decision Making for New Professor Selection Using Fuzzy TOPSIS  

Kim, Ki-Yoon (Dept. of Business Administration, Kwangwoon University)
Yang, Dong-Gu (Dept. of Business Administration, Kwangwoon University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.14, no.9, 2016 , pp. 229-239 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to extend the TOPSIS(Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution) to the fuzzy environment for solving the new professor selection problem in a university. In order to achieve the goal, the rating of each candidate and the weight of each criterion are described by linguistic terms which can be expressed in trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. In this paper, a vertex method is proposed to calculate the distance between two trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. According to the concept of the TOPSIS, a closeness coefficient is defined to determine the ranking order of all candidates. This research derived; 1) 4 evaluation criteria(research results, education and research competency, personality, major suitability) for new professor selection, 2) the 5 step procedure of the proposed fuzzy TOPSIS method for the group decision, 3) priorities of 4 candidates in the new professor selection case. The results of this paper will be useful to practical expert who is interested in analyzing fuzzy data and its multi-criteria decision-making tool for personal selection problem in personal management. Finally, the theoretical and practical implications of the findings were discussed and the directions for future research were suggested.
Keywords
TOPSIS; Fuzzy set; Group Decision; Professor Selection; MCDM;
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