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This study aims to introduce the “Design Theory in Management Processes” method and its steps in our country, which aims to reach optimal decisions. The Design Approach method, which is used in the decision processes of organizations in developed countries, helps the applications to proceed effectively and efficiently by reaching the most appropriate decision. In this study, a theoretical and exemplary literature review has been made and a model has been developed by examining the methods in detail. Examples were obtained from the works of Herbert Simon, who introduced “Design Theory” to the academic literature, and Peter Gorb, Alan Topalian, who supported the theory, and management science sources that examine this subject. The methods were taken from the Stanford (D. School) Hasso-Plattner Design Institute, which developed the Herbert Simon decision process model, and from Alan Topalian and Rafig Almansy, who worked on the model in England. As a result of these researches, it was seen that the “Design” method minimizes the possibility of incomplete examination in solving unprogrammed problems, thus contributing to the decision making closest to the rational. It is thought that the “Design Approach” in management and decision processes will contribute to the effectiveness of large investments and public decisions concerning the masses and to increase total factor productivity. Since there is no study investigation “Design Theory in Management and Decision Processes” in the academic literature, this review provides an originality.

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