The Cuban Missle Crisis is a case study that provides insight into how leaders can make decisions and how in public administration we often have to make the best decisions we can with the information we have present–or “Satisfice”
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Assignment
Throughout the 13-day Cuban missile crisis JFK is faced with making several decisions with conflicting and missing information while also having to consider external and internal pressures.1. Identify and explain JFK’s decision-making process in three of these encounters; 2. Given current-day social media do you think the decision-making process JFK followed in these encounters would still be possible today? Explain why or why not. 3. Put yourself in JFK’s shoes as the decision maker. What decision would you have made?
