BA 9320 - Managerial Decision Making

3 Credit Hours
Description
This course introduces students to the subject of managerial decision-making. Decision-making is obviously a very important part of what managers do. Research into managerial decision-making is highly relevant to a wide variety of business school disciplines including: accounting, marketing, managerial sciences, information systems, risk management and insurance, and real estate. Drawing on relevant theories and academic journal articles, the student is introduced to bounded rationality, cognitive biases, bounded awareness and ethicality, framing effects, escalation of commitment, whistle blowing, negotiator cognition, and emotional influences on decision making.