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Decision Making

Definition

“Identifying and selecting an alternative from a set of alternatives based on the preferences of the decision-maker(s).” (Rezaei, 2016, p. 126)

Key References

  • Cook, Kate Gerrish, Charlotte Clark, G. (2001). Decision-making in teams: Issues arising from two UK evaluations. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 15(2), 141–151. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820120039874
    • Evaluated how team-working arrangements impact decisions made by team members.
    • Found that team working arrangements that increased information transaction support effective team decision, in turn making client-care increasingly proactive.
  • Gréhaigne, J.F., Godbout, P., & Bouthier, D. (2001). The teaching and learning of decision making in team sports. Quest, 53(1), 59–76. https://doi.org/10.1080/00336297.2001.10491730
    • Builds upon research in sports that suggest speed rather than accuracy in contextual decision making is advantageous.
    • Presents a dynamic model exploiting settings to construct strategic and tactical knowledge of team sports.
  • Blazeby, J. M., Wilson, L., Metcalfe, C., Nicklin, J., English, R., & Donovan, J. L. (2006). Analysis of clinical decision-making in multi-disciplinary cancer teams. Annals of Oncology, 17(3), 457–460. https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdj102
    • Evaluated team-decision making in upper gastrointestinal cancer.
    • Found that moderating concordance between multi-disciplinary teams is useful in informing team-decision making.

Key Measurements

  • Kriston et al., 2010: The 9-item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9)
    • Kriston, L., Scholl, I., Hölzel, L., Simon, D., Loh, A., & Härter, M. (2010). The 9-item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9). Development and psychometric properties in a primary care sample. Patient Education and Counseling, 80(1), 94–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2009.09.034

Recent Articles

  • Bergman, J. Z., Rentsch, J. R., Small, E. E., Davenport, S. W., & Bergman, S. M. (2012). The shared leadership process in decision-making teams. The Journal of Social Psychology, 152(1), 17–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2010.538763
    • Examined the role of team leadership in decision-making teams.
    • Findings supported previous studies that indicate teams with high leadership experience better cohesion and performance.
  • Salas, E., Rosen, M. A., & DiazGranados, D. (2009). Expertise-based intuition and decision making in organizations. Journal of Management, 36(4), 941–973. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206309350084
    • Integrated literature related to expertise-based intuition in decision making.
    • Proposed developmental and performance mechanisms of expertise-based intuition in decision making.
  • Elwyn, G., Durand, et al., (2017). A three-talk model for shared decision making: Multistage consultation process. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j4891
    • Revised the three-talk model for shared decision making. Included “decision talk” which involves the task of arriving at a shared decision, to facilitate a more practical and agreed upon model of shared decision making.
    • Depicts conversational steps and strategies for shared decison making in healthcare.