MGMT 214Managerial Decision Making
Management · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Introduction to principles of rational judgment and choice, common behavioral biases of managers and consumers, and corrective tools and procedures, drawing heavily on disciplines of psychology and behavioral economics. Topics include decision structuring, chance processes, forecasting, confidence, likelihood judgment, risk perception and risk-taking, decision under uncertainty, multiattribute choice, framing and mental accounting, intertemporal choice, allocation decisions, organizational decision making, choice architecture, happiness, and well-being.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
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Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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