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Chapter
Decision-Making Processes
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
Organization Theory and Design
Eleventh Edition
Richard L. Daft
2
Types of Decisions
• Organizational decision making – process of
identifying and solving problems
1. Problem Identification
2. Problem Solution
• Programmed Decisions – repetitive and well
defined
• Nonprogrammed Decisions – novel and
poorly defined
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
Decision Making in Today’s
Environment
3
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4
Individual Decision Making
• Rational approach – ideal method for how
managers should make decisions
• Bounded rationality perspective – how
decisions are made under severe time and
resource constraints
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5
Steps in the Rational Approach
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6
Bounded Rationality Perspective
• There is a limit to how rational managers can
be—time and resource constraints
– Nonprogrammed decisions
• Constraints and Tradeoffs
– Constraints impinge the decision maker
• The Role of Intuition
– Experience and judgment rather than logic
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
7
Constraints and Tradeoffs
During Nonprogrammed Decision Making
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Organizational Decision Making
Management Science Approach
Carnegie Model
Incremental Decision Model
8
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9
Management Science Approach
• Use of statistics to identify relevant variables
• Remove human element
• Very successful for military problems
• Good tool for decisions where variables can be
indentified and measured
• A drawback of management science is that
quantitative data are not rich and lack tacit
knowledge
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
10
Carnegie Model
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11
Incremental Decision Model
• Focus on structured sequence of activities
from discovery to solution
• Large decisions are a collection of small
choices
• Decision interrupts are barriers
– Identification Phase
– Development Phase
– Selection Phase
– Dynamic Factors
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
The Incremental Decision Model
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
13
Problem Identification and
Problem Solution
When problem and problem solution are uncertain
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
14
Garbage Can Model
• Pattern or flow of multiple decisions
• Think of the whole organization
• Explain decision making in high uncertainty -
organized anarchy:
– Problematic preferences
– Unclear, poorly understood technology
– Turnover
• Streams of events instead of defined
problems and solutions
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
15
Consequences of the
Garbage Can Model
1. Solutions may be proposed even when
problems do not exist
2. Choices are made without solving problems
3. Problems may persist without being solved
4. A few problems are solved
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
16
Illustration of Independent Streams of Events in
the Garbage Can Model of Decision-Making
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
17
Contingency Framework for
Using Decision Models
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
18
Special Decision Circumstances
• Today’s environment presents high-stakes,
quick decisions
• Managers must deal with:
– High-velocity environments
– Learning from decision mistakes
– Understanding cognitive and personal biases
• Escalating commitment
• Prospect theory
• Groupthink
• Evidence-based management
• Encourages dissent and diversity
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
19
Design Essentials
• Most decisions are not made in a logical manner
• Individuals make decisions, but organizational decisions are not
made by a single individual
• Conflict exists when problems are not agreed on
• The garbage can model has become a description of decision-
making
• Organizations operate in high-velocity environments
• Allowing biases to cloud decision making can have negative
consequences
©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

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organisation_decision_making_process

  • 1. 12 Chapter Decision-Making Processes ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Organization Theory and Design Eleventh Edition Richard L. Daft
  • 2. 2 Types of Decisions • Organizational decision making – process of identifying and solving problems 1. Problem Identification 2. Problem Solution • Programmed Decisions – repetitive and well defined • Nonprogrammed Decisions – novel and poorly defined ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 3. Decision Making in Today’s Environment 3 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 4. 4 Individual Decision Making • Rational approach – ideal method for how managers should make decisions • Bounded rationality perspective – how decisions are made under severe time and resource constraints ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 5. 5 Steps in the Rational Approach ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 6. 6 Bounded Rationality Perspective • There is a limit to how rational managers can be—time and resource constraints – Nonprogrammed decisions • Constraints and Tradeoffs – Constraints impinge the decision maker • The Role of Intuition – Experience and judgment rather than logic ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 7. 7 Constraints and Tradeoffs During Nonprogrammed Decision Making ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 8. Organizational Decision Making Management Science Approach Carnegie Model Incremental Decision Model 8 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 9. 9 Management Science Approach • Use of statistics to identify relevant variables • Remove human element • Very successful for military problems • Good tool for decisions where variables can be indentified and measured • A drawback of management science is that quantitative data are not rich and lack tacit knowledge ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 10. 10 Carnegie Model ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 11. 11 Incremental Decision Model • Focus on structured sequence of activities from discovery to solution • Large decisions are a collection of small choices • Decision interrupts are barriers – Identification Phase – Development Phase – Selection Phase – Dynamic Factors ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 12. The Incremental Decision Model ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 13. 13 Problem Identification and Problem Solution When problem and problem solution are uncertain ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 14. 14 Garbage Can Model • Pattern or flow of multiple decisions • Think of the whole organization • Explain decision making in high uncertainty - organized anarchy: – Problematic preferences – Unclear, poorly understood technology – Turnover • Streams of events instead of defined problems and solutions ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 15. 15 Consequences of the Garbage Can Model 1. Solutions may be proposed even when problems do not exist 2. Choices are made without solving problems 3. Problems may persist without being solved 4. A few problems are solved ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 16. 16 Illustration of Independent Streams of Events in the Garbage Can Model of Decision-Making ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 17. 17 Contingency Framework for Using Decision Models ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 18. 18 Special Decision Circumstances • Today’s environment presents high-stakes, quick decisions • Managers must deal with: – High-velocity environments – Learning from decision mistakes – Understanding cognitive and personal biases • Escalating commitment • Prospect theory • Groupthink • Evidence-based management • Encourages dissent and diversity ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
  • 19. 19 Design Essentials • Most decisions are not made in a logical manner • Individuals make decisions, but organizational decisions are not made by a single individual • Conflict exists when problems are not agreed on • The garbage can model has become a description of decision- making • Organizations operate in high-velocity environments • Allowing biases to cloud decision making can have negative consequences ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.