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Unit 2 - Decision Making Skills
Unit 2 - Decision Making Skills
Risk Uncertainty
Lack of
Conflict
Structure
numerical computations
Non-programmed decisions - new, novel,
complex decisions having no proven answers
decision maker must create or impose a
Risk
available information permits estimation of the
likelihood of various consequences
probability of an action being successful is
Classical Model
Administrative Model
Political Model
Evaluating
alternatives
Making the
choice
Implementing
the decision
Evaluating
the decision
05/21/2024 Prepared by: Lidiya T. ( MSN, PhD fellow) 21
Stages Of Decision Making(cont.)
similar problem
custom-made solutions - combining new ideas
into solutions
3. Evaluating alternatives
What are the advantages and disadvantages of
each alternative?
Managers should specify criteria, then evaluate
contingency plans - alternative courses of action
that can be implemented based on how the future
unfolds.
Environmental Constraints
External- E.g. Social realities(many decisions
planning
controlling
organizing
Decision
making
Directing
staffing