Lecture notes Public Management And Governance

TERM 4
SECTION B: DECISION MAKING FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE

,MODULE OUTCOMES

At the end of this module you should be able to:
 The fundamentals of decision-making.
 Managerial decision-making.
 Political decision-making.
 Decision-making: key governance challenges.
 Decision-making tools and techniques.
 Decisions in complex and uncertain environments.
 Decision support systems and technology.

,THEME 6
DECISIONS IN COMPLEX AND UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS




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, THEME 6: LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successful completion of this theme, you should be able to:

 Explore the nature of complexity and uncertainty in governance.
 Evaluate the respective contributions of Systems Theory
Complexity Theory for decision-making in uncertainty.
 Contemplate the significance of Game Theory for decision-maki
 Clarify the role of decision-making as far as the future of govern
is concerned.
 Identify at least four tools for decision-making in condition
uncertainty.
 Evaluate the significance of risk and risk managemen
government decision-making.
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