Decision Making: Social and Creative Dimensions (Hardcover, 2001)

Part I: Introduction. 1. Social and Creative Decision Making; C.M. Allwood, M. Selart. Part II: Basic and General Issues. 2. The Nature of Creative Decision Making; K.G. Stoycheva, T.I. Lubart. 3. Task Creativity and Social Creativity in Decision-Making Groups; H. Wilke, M. Kaplan. 4. The Economic, Social, and Psychological Outcomes of Implementing a Deliberate Process of Organizational Creativity; M. Basadur. 5. Decision Making in the Context of Environmental Risks; H.-R. Pfister, G. Bohm. Part III: Applied Areas. A. Personal Life. 6. The Creation of a Realizable Option in the Face of Marital Distress: Application of a Perspective Model for Decision Making on Divorce; H. Willen. 7. Constructive Psychological Processes Before and After a Real-Life Decision; I. Salo, O. Svenson. 8. Contingent Decision Making in the Social World: The `Mental Ruler' Model; K. Takemura. B. Management and Work Organisation. 9. Creativity and Complex Problem Solving in the Social Context; P. Badke-Schaub, C. Buerschaper. 10. On Practitioners' Usage of Creativity Heuristics in the Decision Process; M. Selart, O. Boe. 11. Managerial Behavior and Decision Making; Personal and Situational Factors; C.J. Vinkenburg, et al. 12. Discipline and Creative Work - Designing Next Year's Car Model; S. Jonsson, et al. 13. Managers' Strategic Decision Processes in Large Organizations; L. Hedelin, C.M. Allwood. 14. Making Expansive Decisions: An Activity-Theoretical Study of Practitioners BuildingCollaborative Medical Care for Children; Y. Engestrom. Author Index. Subject Index.