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Business Management
Business MNGT - Ch. 7
Term | Definition |
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Decision criteria | Factors that are important (relevant) to resolving the problem, such as: [COST incurred ie: investments required} {RISKS likely ie chance of failure} {OUTCOMES desired ie. growth of the firm} |
Rational decision making | Making choices that are logical and consistent while maximizing value. |
Bounded rationality | Decision making that's rational, but limited (bounded) by an individual's ability to process information. |
Satisfice | Accepting solutions that are "good enough." |
Escalation of commitment ? | An increased commitment to a previous decision despite evidence it may have been wrong. |
Intuitive decision making | Making decisions on the basis of experience, feelings, and accumulated judgement. |
Evidence-based management (EBMgt) ? | Systematic use of the best available evidence to improve management practice. |
Structured problems | Problems that are straight forward, familiar, and easily defined. |
Programmed decision | Decisions that are repetitiave and can be handled by a routine approach. |
Procedure | |
Rule | |
Policy | |
Unstructured problems | |
Non-Programmed decision | Non- |
Risk | |
Linear thinking style | |
Nonlinear thinking style | |
Heuristics |