Police organization in the Republic of Croatia – problems in decision making
During the last few years of my police work I had a chance to speak and share opinion with my work associates about the police system in Croatia. My colleagues sometimes shared my opinion and sometimes they did not about the quality of police organization. Everyoneâ€™s conclusion was that some sort of change in the police organization has to be made; organization of the police must follow and embrace modern standards in organization and conduct.
Taking the mystery out of intuitive decision making
Executive Overview Making decisions by intuition is increasingly viewed as a viable approach in today's business environment. Intuition may be beneficial in certain scenarios, and at times may be the primary decision approach available. To investigate the use of intuition in decision making, we interviewed 60 experienced professionals holding significant positions in major organizations across various industries in the U.S. The executives provided rich descriptive insights about intuitive decision making. They discussed the nature of intuition and how it is developed, how often they use intuition and how they are prompted to do so, and the types of workplace situations in which intuition is used. The interviews were used to develop a descriptive profile of those using intuition in the workplace and to document the perceived quality and benefits of intuitive decisions.
More Effective Decisions through Synergy of Objective and Subjective Approaches
The chairman of a major Japanese corporation recently visited the New York Stock Exchange and asked one of the US brokers what his time‐perspective was when making decisions. The reply was two seconds. The chairman reacted that when he made decisions the time‐frame was usually ten years. This story illustrates the need to look at decision making in a deeper and wider perspective. Presents an overview of different and complementary objective and subjective approaches to decision making, and relates them to different levels of the human mind. Effective decisions are seen as those arising from a synergy of these respective analytical and intuitive approaches. Subjective approaches are fundamental to the objective ones. In spite of this, research suggests that the majority of adults have not moved beyond the analytical level and reached a level of development where feelings and intuition are operationalized. Hence, there is a need to expand the conscious awareness of the manager and knowledge worker. To opera...