INTEGRATING THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) INTO THE MULTIOBJECTIVE BUDGETING MODELS OF PUBLIC-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS

In this research, a multiobjective budgeting approach for governmental and nonprofit organizations is developed and applied to a government- sponsored public radio/TV facility. The approach is designed to accomm odate many features characteristic of the governmental/nonprofit secto r such as multiple goals, multiple restricted funding sources, changin g funding levels, and lack of data usually needed for model specificat ion. Saaty's eigenvalue method (Analytic Hierarchy Process) is utilize d to subjectively estimate selected components of a multiobjective bud geting model that incorporates multiple restricted funding sources. An interactive interval criterion weights algorithm is then used to gene rate alternative feasible budgets and assist the decision-maker in sel ecting a preferred budget allocation.