Decision-making Under Complexity

Decision-Making Under Complexity is a theoretical construct in systems thinking that refers to the cognitive and procedural process of making strategic choices in dynamic, nonlinear, and interdependent environments where uncertainty, multiple feedback loops, and emergent properties challenge traditional rational models of decision-making.

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122K

Citations

1.8K

Authors

816

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

153

Parents

Systems Thinking In Leadership

Publications

Dilemmas in a general theory of planning

Horst W. J. Rittel, Melvin M. Webber · Policy Sciences · 1973 · 15.3K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Urban Planning, Decision Theory +10

A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice

Michael D. Cohen, James G. March, Johan P. Olsen · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1972 · 7.8K citations

Management, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +15

Rational choice and the structure of the environment.

H. A. Simon · Psychological Review · 1956 · 5.9K citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Psychology +13

The Structure of "Unstructured" Decision Processes

Henry Mintzberg, Duru Raisinghani, Andre Theoret · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1976 · 3.8K citations

Business, Decision Sciences, Decision Analysis +11

Characteristics of Organizational Environments and Perceived Environmental Uncertainty

Robert B. Duncan · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1972 · 3.7K citations

Management, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +17

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1.8K

JD
John D. Sterman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
8 publications · 2.9K citations
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Siegfried Streufert
Pennsylvania State University, United States
7 publications · 405 citations
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JR
Jerome R. Busemeyer
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
6 publications · 654 citations
6
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HA
Herbert A. Simon
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
5 publications · 1.3K citations
5
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JW
James W. Fredrickson
The University of Texas at Austin, United States
5 publications · 1.8K citations
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816

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Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
19 publications · 3.2K citations
18
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Journal of the Operational Research Society
OR · 18 publications · 1.4K citations
15
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Academy of Management Journal
AMJ · 14 publications · 3.6K citations
14
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Journal of Business Research
JBR · 14 publications · 1.7K citations
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European Journal of Operational Research
14 publications · 1K citations
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