Recognizing Multiple Decision-Making Models: A Guide for Managers

Recognizing Multiple Decision-making Models: A Guide for Managers

Empirical studies of decision making find that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models. New models have appeared that suggest that managers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations. This article examines two approaches for dealing with this disorder: the political-bargaining model and the garbage can model. The essay clarifies the differences be...

A hybrid decision making system using DEA and fuzzy models for supplier selection in the presence of multiple decision makers

An Analytical Study of Health System Managers’ Decision-Making Models

1Health Policy Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran 2Department of Management, Central Office, Payame-Noor University, Shiraz, IR Iran 3HIV/AIDS Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran 4School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran 5Department of Epidemiology, School of Health a...

Markov models in medical decision making: a practical guide.

Markov models are useful when a decision problem involves risk that is continuous over time, when the timing of events is important, and when important events may happen more than once. Representing such clinical settings with conventional decision trees is difficult and may require unrealistic simplifying assumptions. Markov models assume that a patient is always in one of a finite number of d...

Hospital Information System, a Tool for Effective Decision Making of Healthcare Managers

Statistics and information are considered the most important source of power in organizations and the source for all managerial activities. If correct and comprehensive information are readily at hand, incorrect decisions will be reduced to a minimum. The purpose of this study is to review the effects of hospital information system in regards to effectiveness of decisions made by managers. The ...