Decision Making is an accepted part of everyday life, and as individuals we may
make decisions on the spur of the moment or after much thought and
deliberation, or at some point between those two extremes.
In Civil Engineering organisations, people with managerial responsibility are
expected to make rational well thought out decisions.
Describe and illustrate ‘A Theoretical Decision Model’ which describes the
sequence of events that could be applied to the business of reaching rational
decisions in the management of a civil engineering organisation.
Decisions can range from those of a vital, once-and-for –all nature to those of a
routine and relatively trivial nature. They can be immediate in their effect or they
can be delayed. (Futurity).
H.I. Ansoff (1965), Corporate Strategy (revised 1987), McGraw-Hill. Sees
management as having three principle decision areas, strategic, operating and
administrive. Describe what each of these seeks to achieve, and give an example
of how each could be applied in a large Civil Engineering Organisation.