Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Goal setting and
Decision making.
- Decision: Choice
made from available
alternative.
- Decision making: Identifying
problem/ opportunities and
resolving. Analysis, Choice,
Commitment, Monitoring.
- Programmed decision:
Reoccurring/ Decision rules.
- Non-Programmed decision:
Response to a unique situation.
Important consequences for
organisation.
- Decision making
process: Recognition,
Analysis, Alternatives,
Selection,
Implementation,
Evaluation.
- Decision making context:
Clear goal, Full information,
Future known,
- Models.
- Classical: Rational/ Scientific.
Realise potential. Productivity
leads to profit/ benefit.
- Administrative: Usual
way of making decisions.
Descriptive. Based on
experience.
- Political: Sometimes
made. Conflicting goals.
Coalition needed.
- Rational decision making:
Emphasising Ends and Means is
vital.
- Goal: Desired future
state/ The ends.
- Goals:
- Mission/ Strategic: Top
manament/ Long term goals of
organisations future.
- Tactical: Middle Management/
Division level. Plans/Goals at
sub-unit level. Process towards
strategic goals.
- Operational: Specific/
Measurable. Support
tactical plans/ goals
which leads to
strategic plans/ goals.
Short term.
- Plan: A blue print. A
resource allocation,
Schedules etc. The Means.
- Planning: Defining goals for
future performance. Deciding on
tasks and resources.
- Plans:
- Contingency: Situational
responses/ identify
uncontrollable factors.
- Scenario: Visualising
future possibilities.
Mentally rehearsing.
- Mangement involves
constant decision
making/ planning.