TY  - JOUR
ID  - iiasa14016
UR  - https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14016/
IS  - 5
A1  - Fishburn, P.C.
A1  - Keeney, R.L.
Y1  - 1975/10/01/
N2  - This paper introduces the concept of generalized utility independence. Subject to various generalized utility independence assumptions, we derive three functional forms for a multiattribute von Neumann-Morgenstern utility function u. These are the additive, the multiplicative, and the quasi-additive forms, each of which expresses u as a combination of utility functions defined on the separate attributes. It is demonstrated that if u is unbounded from above and below, then given the three forms, either reversal of preferences over some attributes occurs or else the additive form must hold.
PB  - INFORMS
JF  - Operations Research
VL  - 23
SN  - 0030-364X
TI  - Generalized Utility Independence and Some Implications
SP  - 928
AV  - none
EP  - 940
ER  -