organizational decision making
read to prepare yourselves for session 17
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Mintzberg, H. (1979).
The Structuring of Organizations: A Synthesis of the Research.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Chapter 2, Five basic parts of the organization, pages 18-21 only
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Choo, C. W. (2006).
The knowing organization: How organizations use information to construct meaning, create knowledge, and make decisions.
New York: Oxford University Press.
Chapter 3,
"The management of ambiguity - Organizations as sense-making communities."
75-125
things we'll talk about
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plan to discuss how organizational decision making is impacted by
leadership, organizational structure, and organizational culture
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plan to discuss Choo's model of organizational decision making
[bounded rationality, process, political, anarchic]
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plan to discuss Mintzberg's theories of work constellations, decision flows, and informal communications