Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations
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Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations is a foundational organizational theory book that explores how limited information, conflicting goals, and uncertainty shape decision-making processes within organizations.
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academic book
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book ⓘ organizational theory book ⓘ |
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classic text in decision-making research
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foundational work in organizational theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
how conflicting goals affect organizational choices
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how organizations make decisions with incomplete information ⓘ how uncertainty shapes organizational behavior ⓘ |
| approach |
behavioral theory of organizations
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non-rational models of choice ⓘ processual view of decision making ⓘ |
| author |
James G. March
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Johan P. Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael D. Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of context in organizational decisions
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limits of control in complex organizations ⓘ temporal and situational aspects of choice ⓘ |
| field |
decision-making theory
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organizational studies ⓘ organizational theory ⓘ |
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management studies
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organizational behavior ⓘ policy analysis ⓘ political science ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
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bounded rationality in organizations
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conflicting organizational goals ⓘ garbage can model of organizational choice ⓘ limited information in organizations ⓘ organizational anarchy ⓘ organizational decision making under ambiguity ⓘ organizational uncertainty ⓘ |
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fluid participation in organizations
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problematic preferences in organizations ⓘ unclear technology in organizations ⓘ |
| perspectiveOnOrganizations |
organizations as arenas of competing goals and interests
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organizations as collections of loosely coupled processes ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
challenges rational decision-making models in organizations
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emphasizes the role of ambiguity in organizational processes ⓘ links decision making to organizational structure and processes ⓘ |
| title | Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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graduate courses in management
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graduate courses in organizational theory ⓘ graduate courses in public administration ⓘ |
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