January 2016
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
130h 6m
English
5 Explain how individual differences and organizational constraints affect decision making.
We turn here to factors that influence the way people make decisions and the degree to which they are susceptible to errors and biases. We discuss individual differences and then organizational constraints.
As we discussed, decision making in practice is characterized by bounded rationality, common biases and errors, and the use of intuition. Individual differences such as personality also create deviations from the rational model.
PERSONALITY Research suggests personality influences our decisions. Let’s look at conscientiousness and self-esteem. ...
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