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MGMT 8045 Mechanics of Individual and Group Decision Making: Welcome & Course Readings

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Please find your required library readings below. If you have problems with the links below, please contact the Library. If you have APA questions about these materials, please contact the Writing Center.

MGMT 8045 Course Readings

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Buchanan, L., & O’ Connell, A. (2006). A brief history of decision making. Harvard Business Review, 84(1), 32-41.

Edelenbos, J., & Klijn, E. H. (2006). Managing stakeholder involvement in decision making: A comparative analysis of six interactive processes in the Netherlands. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 16(3), 417-446.

Etzioni, A. (1989). Humble decision making. Harvard Business Review, 67(4), 122-126.

Goncalo, J. A., & Duguid, M. M. (2008). Hidden consequences of the group-serving bias: Causal attributions and the quality of group decision making. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 107(2), 219-233.

Hayashi, A. M. (2001). When to trust your gut. Harvard Business Review, 79(2), 59-65.

Hayashi, A. M. (2009). How executives can make bad decisions. MIT Sloan Management Review, 50(4), 14-15.

Huebner, H., Varey, R., & Wood, L. (2008). The significance of communicating in enacting decisions. Journal of Communication Management, 12(3), 204-223.

Kahneman, D., Lovallo, D., & Sibony, O. (2011). Before You Make That Big Decision... Harvard Business Review, 89(6), 50-60.

van Ginkel, W. P., & van Knippenberg, D. (2009). Knowledge about the distribution of information and group decision making: When and why does it work? Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 108(2), 218-229.

Other Readings

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