The Role of the Expert’s Decision Making Skills in Management

Experts, such as scientists, teachers, and engineers for example, bring to management positions a strong personal background of training and experience that is often lacking in specific management expertise, yet they are apparently successful in their new roles. Are the decision making skills that are developed during the acquisition of their expertise the key to their success? The discussion will focus on the decision making processes developed by experts in their field of expertise, and consider there utility in management. We will discuss some recent observations of experts who are working as managers.