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The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Organizational Behavior

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political expediency model, and the adaptive planning model.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re is <strong>of</strong>ten a clear relationship between the various models and the context (organizational structure<br />

and culture, environment) in which the decision making takes place. <strong>The</strong>se relations are summarized in<br />

Table 1.<br />

<strong>The</strong> neo-rational model is characterized by strong centralization, combined with low formalization and<br />

confrontation, when fairly simple decision making processes are guided and controlled from one point:<br />

the top management. <strong>The</strong>re is little power distribution in the organization. This is termed the neorational<br />

model because it takes account <strong>of</strong> some fundamental characteristics relating to human<br />

cognitions and emotions. Because <strong>of</strong> this the behavior <strong>of</strong> decision makers is characterized by<br />

"BOUNDED RATIONALITY" and "SATISFICING" (as opposed to maximal) goal achievement.<br />

This type <strong>of</strong> decision-making process may primarily be expected in the organizational type that<br />

Mintzberg (1979) termed a "simple structure" or "autocracy." In terms <strong>of</strong> ORGANIZATIONAL<br />

CULTURE, Harrison's (1972) "power culture" would be most conducive to this type <strong>of</strong> decisionmaking<br />

process.<br />

<strong>The</strong> model is rational in the sense that decision-making aims to maximize the goals <strong>of</strong> top management.<br />

Intuition and quick decisions<br />

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