Intuition in Managerial Decision-Making

  • Pompiliu CONSTANTINESCU Romanian Cultural Institute, Romania
  • Mădălina CONSTANTINESCU Spiru Haret University, Romania

Abstract

Through the research into intuition and its role in managerial decision-making we are going to try and lay emphasis on the situations when people gain understanding of what intuition is and how to use is successfully. In order to do so, we are going to summarize a variety of researches into the realm of intuition and emphasize several theoretical recommendations. While this revision helps us take into consideration several disputes regarding intuition, it also arises some problems and focuses on new opportunities of study. Another relevant aspect of our carryout presents the most acute controversies - from our own perspective – in the study of intuition.

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Published
2018-04-20
How to Cite
CONSTANTINESCU, Pompiliu; CONSTANTINESCU, Mădălina. Intuition in Managerial Decision-Making. Journal of Advanced Research in Management, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 2, p. 112-119, apr. 2018. ISSN 2068-7532. Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jarm/article/view/1926>. Date accessed: 21 nov. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.14505//jarm.v8.2(16).02.