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Noun1.decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
officiating, officiation, refereeing, umpirage - the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
determination - deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"
eclectic method, eclecticism - making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
groupthink - decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)
closure, resolution, settlement - something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"
judging, judgement, judgment - the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround, reversal - a decision to reverse an earlier decision
choice, pick, selection - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
cull, reject - the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
alternative, option, choice - one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
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The decision-making process depends on many factors, such as the current situation or need, the available options, the urgency, the experience and preference of the one making the decision and the significance or scale of the decision to be made.
Following a positive opinion from the CHMP, the EC undergoes an administrative decision-making process before issuing a final decision on an MAA.
IANS New Delhi In a huge relief to the government, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed four petitions seeking court-monitored probe into the purchase of 36 Rafale jet fighters in ready-to-fly condition, holding that the decision-making process is not in doubt and that it cannot go into the question of pricing and choice of Indian offset partner by the French manufacturer Dassault.
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (KUNA) -- The White House acknowledged reports of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's resignation on Monday but said President Donald Trump "wasn't part of the decision-making process." White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders also told reporters that McCabe's decision to step down was "not made by the White House." Trump also stands by his previous comments about McCabe as being politically biased against him, noted Sanders.
This book examines cultural influences on global virtual team decision making as teams collaborate through email, and whether different cultural orientations foster different communication styles and impact decision-making processes. It addresses the prevalence of the virtual workplace in contemporary organizations, the definition of a global virtual team, and its characteristics and elements; the concept of culture, with discussion of the theories of Edward Hall, Fons Trompenaars, and Charles Hampden-Turner; the decision-making process, including a model that integrates John Kingdon and Nancy Adler's decision-making models for the environment of global virtual teams; specific cultural elements like individualism vs.
Juan Pablo Martinez-Blat, the Chairman and speaker at the marcus evans Latin Private Wealth Management Summit 2014, discusses how the investment decision-making process can improve.
The King emphasized that deepening grassroots' participation in the decision-making process is at the forefront of reform priorities.
Amman, Safar 14, 1435, Dec 17, 2013, SPA -- Jordanian Premier Abdullah Al-Nassur discussed with the Speaker of the Pan-Arab Parliament Ahmed Al-Jarwan means to enhance the role of the parliament and including it in the Arab decision-making process through the Council of the Arab League.
(BNA) -- His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa said that strategic research centres in GCC countries should support the GCC decision-making process and develop GCC media message so as to keep abreast of the rapid global media developments and be able to face the media campaigns targeting GCC countries for the sake of undermining their milestone achievements.
Melania-Gabriela Ciot, Modelul negociatorului (Idiosincrazii in procesul decisional al politicii externe) [The Negotiator Model (Idionsincrasies in the Foreign Affairs Decision-Making Process)], Cluj-Napoca: EIKON Publishing, 2012, 414 pages.
Orthopedic surgeons who practice minimally invasive procedures on the spine describe the sophisticated decision-making process that is involved in determining the appropriate surgical intervention.

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