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Heuristics

Heuristics is a rules of thumb that managers use to simplify decision making.


Heuristics rules or principles that allow us to make social judgments rapidly and with reduced effort.


Heuristic is an idea or method of teaching that stimulates further thinking and discovery. Now widely used as a rule-of-thumb for making a decision.

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