Models for Decision Making in Organizations and Some Contextual Variables Which Stipulate Optimal Use

Authors
Nutt, Paul C.
Citation
C. Nutt, Paul, Models for Decision Making in Organizations and Some Contextual Variables Which Stipulate Optimal Use, Academy of Management review , 1(2), 1976, pp. 84-98
Journal title
Academy of Management review → ACNP
ISSN journal
03637425
Volume
1
Issue
2
Year of publication
1976
Pages
84 - 98
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
Six organizational decision making models are described and critiqued. It is postulated that an optimum model can be selected by considering: dependencies among organizational units and layers, key tasks of each unit, performance assessment between adjacent layers, and environmental characteristics.