ORGANZATIONAL POLITICS AND IT DECISION MAKING

Organzational Politics and IT Decision Making

Organzational Politics and IT Decision Making

Organizational tional decision making becomes efficient when information is maximized and preferences are satisfied using the minimum of resources. In modern societies, rational decision making can occur in markets or firms. Both assume that individuals will act rationally, maximizing self-interest, but each works most efficiently under different conditions (Emery, 20007).

Bureaucracies decomposed complex technologies into manageable pieces, then allowed individuals to specialize and master a defined skill set. Using a clear hierarchy in which each position is controlled and supervised according to a stable and non-arbitrary ...