Leaders, Decisions, and the Neuro-Knowledge System

Alex Bennet, Alex Bennet, David Bennet, David Bennet

Source Title: Cybernetics and Systems Theory in Management: Tools, Views, and Advancements

ISBN13: 9781615206681|ISBN10: 161520668X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616922238|EISBN13: 9781615206698

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-668-1.ch002

MLA

Bennet, Alex, et al. "Leaders, Decisions, and the Neuro-Knowledge System." Cybernetics and Systems Theory in Management: Tools, Views, and Advancements, edited by Steven E. Wallis, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-668-1.ch002

APA

Bennet, A., Bennet, A., Bennet, D., & Bennet, D. (2010). Leaders, Decisions, and the Neuro-Knowledge System. In S. Wallis (Ed.), Cybernetics and Systems Theory in Management: Tools, Views, and Advancements (pp. 1-15). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-668-1.ch002

Chicago

Bennet, Alex, et al. "Leaders, Decisions, and the Neuro-Knowledge System." In Cybernetics and Systems Theory in Management: Tools, Views, and Advancements, edited by Steven E. Wallis, 1-15. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-668-1.ch002

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Abstract

Every decision-maker has a self-organizing, hierarchical set of theories (and consistent relationship among those theories) that guide their decision-making process. In support of this thesis the authors explore the following: (1) the development of invariant hierarchical patterns removed from the context and content of a specific situation; (2) the connections among values, beliefs, assumptions and those patterns (a personal theory); and (3) the robustness of those patterns and connections in a complex decision situation. These focus areas are addressed through the following chapter sections: baseline definitions; surface, shallow and deep knowledge; the decision-making process; decision-making viewed from outside the decision-maker; decision-making viewed from inside the decision-maker; anticipating the outcome of actions; hierarchy as a basic property of the decision-making system; advanced decisionmaking: the cortex; and final thoughts. It is also forwarded that the workings of our mind/brain provide a model for decision-making in a complex situation.