They can support the liaison roles of managers through e-mail, and the information roles of nerve center, disseminator, spokesman, and resource allocator. They are probably strongest at the nerve center, resource allocator, and spokesman roles. They are particularly weak at figurehead, leader, disturbance handler, and negotiator roles. Define structured and unstructured decisions. Unstructured decisions are non-routine decisions in which the decision maker must provide judgment and evaluations for which there no standard procedure for making such decisions.
Structured decisions are repetitive and routine with standard procedures for solutions.
Describe each of the four organizational choice models. Bureaucratic models - the most important goal is the preservation of the organization, with reduction of uncertainty a major goal. Organizations following this model change incrementally. Political model - that what occurs in the organization is the result of power relations and political bargains interest groups. The Internet enlarges the potential to access information for all market and organizational participants, that is, any information can be available anywhere at any time.