The authors described the concept of management decisions in a business environment . They identify the tendency of research to focus on the decision maker, or even the decision itself, without really understanding the bigger picture. This article distinguished daily operation decision making from big picture decision making. These are broken into “Category I” and “Category II” decisions, […]
Decision-Making
Common and Uncommon Sense in Managerial Decision Making Under Task Uncertainty
Dinur, A. R., (2011). Common and uncommon sense in managerial decision making under task uncertainty. Management Decision, 49(5), 694-709. doi: 10.1108/00251741111130797 The premise of the article is an exploration of sense making from both a common and uncommon sense approach . Common sense, by most of the provided examples, was only possible in an area […]
Management Indecision
Brooks, Margaret E. (2011). Management indecision. Management Decision, 49(5), 683-693. doi: 10.1108/00251741111130788 This article focuses on indecision, which can lead to error. The author indicates there is a lot more research on making decisions than on the failure to make a decision. Society has convinced many people that it is better to choose not to act and […]