DECISION MAKING AND
NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in
Organization)
Course: Human Behavior in Organization
Nino Reiner F. Badiola, MBA-TEP
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
NATURE OF DECISION
MAKING
• The process of choosing from various alternative is a
nature of Decision Making.
Making
• It is usually guided by a goal.
• In a context of decision-making, information condition
describe how much information is available about the
frequency of likelihood to various outcome.
DECISION MAKING AND NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in Organization)
Types of Decision
1. Programmed Decision
– is a decision that
recurs often enough for
a decision rule to be
developed
2. Non-Programmed
Decision – is a decision
that recurs infrequently
and for which there is
no previously
established decision
rule and it requires
problem solving
DECISION MAKING AND NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in Organization)
Characteristics of Programmed
and Non-Programmed Decisions
Characteristics Programmed Non-Programmed
Decisions Decisions
Type of Decision Well structured Poorly structured
Frequency Repetitive and New and unusual
routine
Goals Clear, specific Vague
Information Readily available Not available,
unclear channels
Consequences Minor Major
Organizational LevelLower levels Upper levels
Time for resolution Short Relatively long
Basis for resolution Decision rules, set Judgment and
procedures creativity
DECISION MAKING AND NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in Organization)
Information
Value of
Action- Choice
Alternative Outcomes
Goals Outcome of One
Actions Relative
Probabilities Alternative
to Goals
Outcome 1.1
Action 1 Outcome 1.2
Outcome 1.3
Outcome 2.1
Action 2
Outcome 2.2
Outcome 3.1
Action 3 Outcome 3.2
Outcome 3.3
Elements of Decision Making
A decision maker has a goal, evaluates the outcomes of alternative
courses of action in terms of the goal and selects one alternative to
be implemented.
DECISION MAKING AND NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in Organization)
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 Alternatives
7. Implement the Plan
8. Control: Measure and Adjust
2. The Behavioral Approach
3. The Practical Approach
4. The Personal Approach
DECISION MAKING AND NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in Organization)
Group Decision Making
• Group Polarization
• Group Think
Process (considering time and leadership style)
• Group Symptoms
• Decision Making Defects
• Decision Outcomes
Prescription
• Leader Prescription
• Organizational Prescription
• Individual Prescription
• Process Prescription
DECISION MAKING AND NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in Organization)
Group Problem Solving
• Brainstorming
• Nominal Group Technique
• Delphi Technique
DECISION MAKING AND NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in Organization)
Negotiation
Is the process in which two or
more parties reach agreement
even though they have different
preferences.
• Four Approaches to Negotiation
Individual Differences
Situational Characteristics
Game Theory
Cognitive Approaches
DECISION MAKING AND NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in Organization)
Win-Win Negotiation (by Ross
Reck)
A PRAM MODEL
PLANS
P
MAINTENANCE WIN RELATIONSHIP
M WIN R
AGREEMENTS
A
DECISION MAKING AND NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in Organization)
REFERENCE
• Managing People and Organization: Human
Behavior by Moorehead/Griffin, Chapter 15;
Decision Making and Negotiation, pages 408-
441
DECISION MAKING AND NEGOTIATION
(An Interpersonal Process in Organization)