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- W646983929 abstract "Students of African local government have analyzed the structure and function of local councils, institutional transfer, problems of reform, planning, and implementation, as well as the impact of both the colonial past and local politics on modern councils. While valuable, such analyses tend to ignore those broader issues of decision making and organization theory which transcend Africa and add to our understanding of cross-cultural organizational behavior. A central question is, to what extent is decision behavior peculiar to one culture? To answer this question, we must weigh the factors that influence decisions and determine whether they originate in the sociopolitical environment, the organization, or the nature of the task. This article identifies some elements that are salient in Gambian decision making, traces their origin, and suggests some concepts for analyzing decision making. I will address these issues using case studies which examine resource allocation decisions in three Gambian settings: a local development committee, an Area Council, and an Area Council's finance committee. The primary focus is on the verbal content of discussion and personal interactions during meetings. Specifically, I emphasize the criteria used for evaluating problems, the rules used to resolve conflict and ratify choices, participation, and language use. These factors are tied to four analytic domains: the environment, the organization, the small group, and the individual. The article concludes by showing some ways elements from different domains can affect the flow of a decision and by suggesting a way to extend the framework beyond national case studies. General Background With an area of approximately 4,200 square miles and a population between 500,000 and 600,000, Gambia is Africa's smallest nation. It is com" @default.
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- W646983929 title "Resource Allocation Decisions in Gambian Local Councils" @default.
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