garbage can model of organizational choice
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The garbage can model of organizational choice is a theory in organizational studies that portrays decision-making in complex organizations as a chaotic process where problems, solutions, participants, and opportunities flow independently and are only loosely coupled.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| garbage can model of organizational choice canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
decision-making model
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organizational theory ⓘ theory of organizational choice ⓘ |
| acknowledges |
importance of chance in decision outcomes
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limited attention of participants ⓘ shifting involvement of participants over time ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
loosely structured organizations
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public organizations ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | organized anarchies ⓘ |
| assumes | independent streams of problems, solutions, participants, and opportunities ⓘ |
| characterizesDecisionMakingAs | chaotic process ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | rational decision-making models ⓘ |
| critiques |
assumption of fully informed decision makers
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assumption of stable organizational preferences ⓘ |
| describes | decision-making in complex organizations ⓘ |
| emphasizes | loose coupling of organizational elements ⓘ |
| explains | how decisions can result from random conjunctions of streams ⓘ |
| field |
management studies
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organizational studies ⓘ political science ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| focusesOn | temporal order of events in decision processes ⓘ |
| highlights |
ambiguity in organizational goals
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fluid participation of decision makers ⓘ unclear technology in organizations ⓘ |
| implies | decisions can be artifacts of timing rather than preference optimization ⓘ |
| includesElement |
choice opportunities
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participants ⓘ problems ⓘ solutions ⓘ |
| influenced | multiple streams framework in public policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves | coupling of problems and solutions at choice opportunities ⓘ |
| originatedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| proposes | decision outcomes depend on timing of stream intersections ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
bounded rationality
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contingency theories of organizations ⓘ institutional theories of organizations ⓘ |
| suggests |
decisions may occur without solving problems
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problems may not be solved but may move from one choice opportunity to another ⓘ problems may persist without decisions ⓘ solutions can exist before problems ⓘ |
| usedAs | metaphor for messy organizational decision processes ⓘ |
| usedToAnalyze |
agenda setting in organizations
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organizational decision outcomes ⓘ policy formation processes ⓘ |
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