School Of Social SciencesPower, Control and Decision MakingWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101370.1
Discipline: BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
61621 - Power Control and Decision Making, 101722 - Power, Control and Decision Making
About this Unit
In 2010 this unit replaced by 101722 - Power, Control and Decision Making. The purpose of this unit is for students to develop an understanding of power as an interaction between historical, economic, structural and individual contingencies that impinge upon and affect decision-making processes. Within organizations and the broader social environment, the processes by which decisions are made can range on a spectrum from clear to vague and sometimes, seemingly, random or even non-existent. Recognition of the strategic contingencies within a situation and their interactions enables identification of the dynamics and processes of decision-making. Applying this knowledge to corporate and social situations will enable students to identify the political machinations that result in decisions that have lead to corporate successes and failures and social gains and losses.