Organizational Behavior

1.) The day I made no clear decision on structure The purpose of an organizational structure is to align accountabilities to make sure things get done. Yet, in some organizations, management doesn't make the reporting structure clear. For instance, with the military, the Navy in specific on my ship, I borrowed some sailors from various departments for preservation to the ship. The strategy was to insure the ship was rust free, yet with some people reporting …

…unknowns, identify the alternatives, establish decision criteria, weight the alternatives, select the best alternative and then reviewing the decision (Tucker-Ladd, 2000), I believe that this makes for a better decision-maker. Reference: McNamara, C. MBA PhD (1999). Decision-making Retrieved Jan. 16, 2006, from http://www.managementhelp.org/prsn_prd/decision.htm Rubin, T. I. (1986). Overcoming indecisiveness. New York: Avon Tucker-Ladd, C. (2000). Decision-making and problem-solving. Retrieved Jan. 29, 2006, from Psychological self help Web site: http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap13/chap13o.htm.