The 'Garbage Can Model' of organizational decision-making is characterized by which of the following?
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Correct answer: Decisions emerging from an organized anarchy of problems and solutions
The Garbage Can Model suggests that in many organizations, solutions, problems, and participants drift in and out. Decisions happen when a 'choice opportunity' arises and these elements happen to connect, rather than through linear planning.
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