Autoencoders for strategic decision support

Sam Verboven, Jeroen Berrevoets, Chris Wuytens, Bart Baesens, Wouter Verbeke

Abstract: Highlights•Expert judgment on strategically relevant data is flawed and inconsistent•This paper is the first to utilise unsupervised learning algorithms for strategic decision support•Autoencoder Neural Networks provide granular and accurate support for strategic decisions•Our framework is validated using data and an expert panel from a large European HR services provider