A Grounded Theory on Obtaining Congruence in Decision Making

This paper is a grounded theory on obtaining congruence in decision making. It is a study on how people receive contradictory information, and how they go through the process of deciding which option(s) to select. Sometimes leaders (e.g. officers, managers, etc.) try to engage people in challenging...

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Main Author: Michal T. Lysek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociology Press 2018-12-01
Series:Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal
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Online Access:https://groundedtheoryreview.org/index.php/gtr/article/view/289
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description This paper is a grounded theory on obtaining congruence in decision making. It is a study on how people receive contradictory information, and how they go through the process of deciding which option(s) to select. Sometimes leaders (e.g. officers, managers, etc.) try to engage people in challenging undertakings and present them with goals to follow. Which goals are followed and which are not depends on how they process that information, and what influences their decisions. By better understanding their decision making process, leaders could better learn how to influence people’s decisions. Leaders are also sometimes unaware that people often struggle with contradictory choices. The process of obtaining congruence in decision making consists of four stages: struggling, congruencing, deciding, and justifying. The process shows how people resolve cognitive struggles related to contradictive issues. The process is also a complementing theory to other theories on decision making related to psychology, management, and innovation.
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A Grounded Theory on Obtaining Congruence in Decision Making
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Justifying
Deciding
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title A Grounded Theory on Obtaining Congruence in Decision Making
title_full A Grounded Theory on Obtaining Congruence in Decision Making
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title_short A Grounded Theory on Obtaining Congruence in Decision Making
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Struggling
Justifying
Deciding
Congruencing
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