Decision rights distinguish who may advise, influence, authorize, decide, and remain accountable within an arrangement. Their application depends on the setting, information, competence, and governing rules, so an opportunity to participate or communicate does not itself transfer final authority.
- Entry typeKey concept
- Category of its source unitGovernance Institutions & Procedures
- DomainGroups & Decisions
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Entry type
Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.
Editorial orientation · Category
Governance Institutions & Procedures
Organizes authority, representation, participation, deliberation, collective decision or institutional resolution of conflict. Its contribution concerns who may act, speak, decide or challenge, and under what arrangements.