Kinesiology 2298A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Satisficing, Selective Perception, Decision-Making

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2298A/B
• Professor: Laura Misener

Document Summary

Decision making- making a choice among alternatives- underlies all managerial activities. A general theory (of management) must include principles of organization that will insure correct decision-making, just as it must include principles that will insure effective action. Chooses new projects, to ensure viability and growth of the organization. Decides how to respond to changes in the environment. Makes critical decisions on which individual or unit gets what resources. Makes decisions that resolve the problems and conflicts that arise within the organization. Made by applying decision rules in response to recurring situations or problems. Involves a situation that is unique and poorly defined. The extent to which a manager focuses on a particular decision depends on: In many cases, a relationship exists between programmability and significance of a decision. May increasingly commit themselves to a particular decision, even though it may not produce the desired results. May persist with failing courses of action- they are unwilling to admit past incorrect decisions.