Lunchseminarium: Intuition or deliberation – How do professionals make decisions in action?

Organisationsforskaren Norbert Steigenberger besöker Mittuniversitetet och håller en lunchföreläsning om beslutsfattande i pressade situationer. Fattar vi genomtänkta beslut eller går vi på magkänslan? Föreläsningen hålls på engelska och är öppen för alla. Lyssna på plats i Östersund eller via videolänk i Sundsvall.

Research on the up- and downsides of intuitive vs. deliberate decision-making has accumulated, yet we still know little on when decision-makers actually use these modes in complex, real-life decision situations. In a study in the field of maritime search-and-rescue we examined the influence of decision-making preference, experience and environmental complexity on the choice of decision mode. The results point to potential downside of experience in decision-making, they help us understand when decision-makers actually “trust their gut” and contain interesting insights for decision-makers in the field and for those who train them.

Norbert Steigenberger is an Assistant Professor in Management at Jönköping International Business School. His overarching research interest is in the behavior of humans in organizations – in this context, he is interested in fast-response organizations as well as in disaster response, fields in which he studies in particular decision-making, inter-organizational collaboration and routine development. His research has been published in journals such as Organization Science, the Journal of Organizational Change Management or the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management.