TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract In this chapter, I analyze the decision calculus of President Donald Trump, using the Applied Decision Analysis (ADA) method (Mintz, 2005, Mintz & DeRouen, 2010). I analyze seven foreign policy decisions taken in the first six months of Trump’s presidency. I find that in his decision-making process, President Trump applies six dimensions. My analysis reveals that the imagery dimension has affected President Trump’s decisions across the board, and led to the rejection of non-compensatory alternatives. Based on my research, I conclude that President Trump demonstrated a poliheuristic decision code. Furthermore, from my analysis derives that President Trump’s decision-making process is mostly intuitive. Moreover, this chapter reveals a polythink syndrome in Trump’s decision unit, manifested in the battle between his two groups of advisors, known as the nationalists and globalists.
VL  - 28A
SN  - 978-1-78743-394-6, 978-1-78743-393-9/1572-8323
DO  - 10.1108/S1572-832320190000028004
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1572-832320190000028004
AU  - Lourie Tom
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - The Decision Calculus of Donald Trump
T2  - How Do Leaders Make Decisions?
T3  - Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 13
EP  - 33
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -