Roger Chisholm

Interorganizational Decision Making Roger Chisholm 1st edition

Marc Notes: Originally published: Chicago: Aldine Pub. Co.,1972.; Papers mainly drawn from those read at a conference held at Northwestern University in Feb. 1969.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: As organizations have grown in scale and scope of activities, so have social pressures on every aspect of organizational activity from personnel policies to waste disposal practices. This volume is a rare example of a multidisciplinary approach to an important theoretical problem--the proper means of interorganizational decision making in light of these new pressures. This complex subject is here attacked by nineteen prominent behavioral scientists from a variety of disciplines. The study of interorganizational decision-making is aimed at moving game situations from conditions of conflict or mixed conflict-cooperation to conditions of pure cooperation. It seeks means of facilitating the coordination of decisions whenever interdependencies exist between the decision units. The book discusses variables, which may affect decision making, including awareness of individual and collective payoffs, choice of an organizational structure, response of boundary personnel, and the decision technology that exists to guide the decision makers. The book contains studies on all interorganizational decision making situations, including individual and joint decisions, those at the interface of government and business, and decision making at the international level. Contributions are balanced between quantitative building approaches and practical empirical applications, suggesting avenues for both theoretical and practical work in this new field. The book will be of profound interest to all behavioral and management scientists. Review Citations:

Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 117 (EAN 9780202309262, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Tuite, Matthew Matthew F. Tuite is associate professor emeritus of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at the Kellogg School of Management. Contributor Bio:  Chisholm, Roger Roger K. Chisholm is professor emeritus of finance / economics at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. He is coauthor of Forecasting Methods and has prepared reports on Indian land cessions for the Indiana Claims Commission. Contributor Bio:  Radnor, Michael Michael Radnor is professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He held the position of chair in this department from 1968-1975. He has had professional experience in business in the United States and abroad. The coauthor of Management Sciences in Government, he has contributed widely to professional journals.