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RELATIVISM AS A CULTURAL INFLUENCE ON TWENTIETH CENTURY DECISION MAKING
Author(s) -
Chiattello Marion L.,
Waller Robert J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1974.tb00609.x
Subject(s) - relativism , cultural relativism , normative , value (mathematics) , epistemology , sociology , positive economics , political science , economics , philosophy , law , computer science , machine learning , human rights
Culturally determined norms are seen as guides to the subjective components in the decision process. An understanding of normative elements in choicemaking must therefore begin with an analysis of the culture relevant to the decision. Ways in which the Western twentieth‐century intellectual and cultural climate have influenced the ability of modern managers to make value‐laden decisions are examined. Implications of relativism for management decision making along with the influences of relativistic decision making on organizational health also are discussed.