Chapter 8
Learning decision-making processes
Article outline
- 8.0Introduction
- 8.1Method
- 8.1.1Interviewees
- 8.1.2Materials
- 8.1.3Procedure
- 8.1.4Analyses
- 8.2Findings
- 8.2.1Language issues
- 8.2.2Cultural/organizational issues
- 8.2.2.1“We aren’t calling anyone!”: Decision making in emergencies
- 8.2.2.2“If you are the boss, you are a guru”: Hierarchy in decision making
- 8.2.2.3“Captain of the ship”: Superior as a decision maker
- 8.2.2.4“I trust you, Robert!”: In-group membership as a prerequisite to decision making
- 8.2.3Interactional issues
- 8.3Discussion and conclusion