The garbage can model is a metaphor for organizational decision-making, particularly in contexts of high ambiguity. It suggests that decisions in organizations are often made in a seemingly random, chaotic way, with problems, solutions, participants, and choices mixing together like garbage in a can.

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The Garbage Can Is

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The garbage can is:

A) a metaphor of organizational decision-making
B) a flawed set of assumptions about organizational decision-making
C) a framework for improving organizational decision-making
D) none of these

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