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CRITERE OPTIMISME [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decision-Making Process
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

In decision theory, one of several possible prescriptions for making a decision under conditions of uncertainty; it prescribes the strategy that will maximize the maximum possible profit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Processus décisionnel
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
OBS

Choix du gain maximal parmi les gains maximaux (critère optimiste). Ici on suppose que le meilleur va arriver. Pour appliquer ce critère le décideur doit trouver le gain maximal pour chaque stratégie et choisir alors le gain maximal parmi les gains maximaux possibles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Proceso de adopción de decisiones
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
DEF

Criterio de decisión que lleva a elegir la opción con el máximo resultado potencial, fijándose sólo en los resultados máximos posibles de cada opción.

OBS

Es característico de optimistas y aventureros, por contraposición al maximin.

OBS

criterio maximax: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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