Management Quality and Information Quality: Some Results of 2020 for the Post-Soviet Space
https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-2929-2021-03-15-21
Abstract
The foreign policy of some states does not always lend itself to rational explanation. The antithesis of the all-embracing rationality model was the model of incrementalism, first proposed by C. Lindblom, professor at Yale University. It was he who first noted that in the decision-making process there is a constant lack of knowledge, information, resources; and the role of uncertainty is great in the internal and external environment, which is difficult to control. However, even when ideally informed, politicians can make irrational decisions. Incrementalism as a theoretical approach draws attention to situations where decisions are not based on available and verified information. Political processes and relevant management decisions in Armenia and Belarus in 2020 indicate that the information quality and the management quality do not always correlate with each other.
About the Authors
V. A. Shamakhov
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (North-West Institute of Management of RANEPA)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir A. Shamakhov, Director, Doctor of Science (Economics), PhD in History, Professor
Saint Petersburg
N. M. Mezhevich
Institute of Europe of Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikolay M. Mezhevich, Chief Researcher, Doctor of Science (Economics), Professor
Moscow
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Shamakhov V.A., Mezhevich N.M. Management Quality and Information Quality: Some Results of 2020 for the Post-Soviet Space. EURASIAN INTEGRATION: economics, law, politics. 2021;15(3):15-21. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-2929-2021-03-15-21
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