Situational Decision Making in the Field of Sports

A Narrative Review

Abstract

Decision Making is a core facet of our lives. When the situation necessitates to swiftly adapt to varied, dynamic, and often unpredictable circumstances,situational decision making is germane. Sports provides one of the prime areas to comprehend decision making processes. To win, a sportsperson has to assess the competitor’s move, detect crucial signals and implement the correct response within a matter of seconds, and, recognizing the intentions and decisiveness of the competitor, assessing one’s own against the opponent’s resources and talents, are all critical components of sound situational decision-making. This narrative review aims to delineate insights on situational decision making, specifically highlighting its importance in the field of sports, where decisions are made under uncertain conditions with time constraints.

Author Biographies

Vidushi Dabas is a research scholar at University School of Management Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi. Her research interests include Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, with a keen focus in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Sports. She has published impactful research with reputed journals like
Journal of Knowledge Management.
Atul Shiva is presently working as Assistant Professor of Management in Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. His area of specialization is Behavioural Finance and Business Analytics and has teaching experience of 18 years. He is a certified trainer in SmartPLS Software from Northern Institute of Technology, Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH), Germany. His leading publications are in National and International Journals like Marketing Intelligence and Planning,
Benchmarking: An International Journal, Journal of Financial Services Marketing, Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, Qualitative Research.

Sumedha Dutta is presently working as Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, affiliated to GGSIP University. She earned her Doctoral degree from the University School of Management Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi in the area of servant leadership and positive psychology. Her keen research areas include Organization Behavior and Human Resource Management. In her rich 20 years of teaching experience, she has published more than 20 research papers in journals of repute such as Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Intellectual capital, Asia Pacific Business Review, Journal of Asia Business Studies, Labour & Industry, On the Horizon, among others in Organizations and Management, Journal of Management Development, among others. He has conducted more than 125 research methodology workshops on PLS-SEM in SmartPLS Software (duly sponsored by the
developers of SmartPLS from Germany) in reputed institutions of India. He also serves as guest editor for the Journal of Content, Community and Communication.