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The semantics of participation

• Vandervelde, M

Abstract

Participative decision-making (PDM) is one of the vital organizational issues of today. However, the definition of PDM is far from clear, and many words and concepts are confused in the context of participation. The thoughtful manager or researcher must differentiate between various types and strategies of PDM and apply appropriate means to ends. The purposes of this discussion are to offer a model of the group decision-making process, to state what the definition of PDM should be, and to suggest the importance of including influence in a new concept of PIDM (participative and influence-based decision making). (Journal abstract, edited.)

Journal

Administration in Social Work

(1979)
vol3 no1 pages65-77

Categories

1. Financial Management  
2. Organizational Decision Making  

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