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Organizational Behavior , Seventh Edition
Gregory Moorhead, Arizona State University
Ricky W. Griffin, Texas A & M University
Chapter Outlines
Chapter 15: Decision Making and Negotiation


  1. The Nature of Decision Making
    1. Types of Decisions
    2. Information Required for Decision Making
  2. The Decision-Making Process
    1. The Rational Approach
      1. State the Situational Goal
      2. Identify the Problem
      3. Determining Decision Type
      4. Generate Alternatives
      5. Evaluate Alternatives
      6. Choose an Alternative
      7. Implement the Plan
      8. Control: Measure and Adjust
      9. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Rational Approach
    2. The Behavioral Approach
    3. The Practical Approach
    4. The Personal Approach
  3. Related Behavioral Aspects of Decision Making
    1. Ethics and Decision Making
    2. Escalation of Commitment
  4. Group Decision Making
    1. Group Polarization
    2. Groupthink
      1. Symptoms of Groupthink
      2. Decision-Making Defects and Decision Quality
      3. Prevention of Groupthink
    3. Participation
    4. Group Problem Solving
      1. Brainstorming
      2. The Nominal Group Technique
      3. The Delphi Technique
  5. Negotiation
    1. Approaches to Negotiation
    2. Win-Win Negotiation


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