Module 9 Organizational Decision-Making
Decision-making in organizations is an important organizational process which contributes positively or negatively to organizational effectiveness and its future.
This module provides an overview of organizational decision-making. The module begins with an explanation of decision-making and how it affects organizational effectiveness, as well as explores various decision-making models and traps.
The module concludes with a review of group decision-making, the effects of involving employees in the decision-making process, and how diversity and culture influence decision-making.
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
• define decision-making,
• describe the impact of decision-making on organizational effectiveness,
• differentiate between various decision-making models,
• identify the various decision-making traps,
• identify the advantages and disadvantages of group decision-making,
• describe the benefits and barriers of employee involvement in decision-making, and
• explain how diversity and culture influence decision-making
