Joint Force Quarterly
Abstract
Examining the factors leading to the decisions made by Crazy Horse, Custer, and Reno through the lenses of expected utility, cybernetic, and poliheuristic decision strategies enables objectivity in analysis and hindsight. It also offers an example of how to study three different leaders, each of whom resolved uncertainty with their decisions, even if such decisions proved disastrous. Modern leaders can utilize these same tools to make sense of complexity and to apply a framework to analyze an opponent’s past decisions, compare the findings to the present situation, and then predict future courses of action.
Recommended Citation
Jacob Ivie & Bradley F. Podliska, "Applying Three Decisionmaking Models to the Lakota Sioux Wars," Joint Force Quarterly 112 (1st Quarter 2024), https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/joint-force-quarterly/vol112/iss1/15.
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