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  • Information Processes for Organisational Decision-Making

    Information Processes for Organisational Decision-Making

    Information processes for organisational decision-making In a business environment, it is important to have a good quality and quantity of information available while making a business decision. However, this information does not come easily; we need to understand the full process of information gathering and how to apply it to our individual businesses. Firstly we will look into assessing the information we need. It must be specific for the situation and specific for the

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    Essay Length: 1,180 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Decision Making

    Decision Making

    What principles were demonstrated in each of these situations? Justify and explain your rational for choosing each principle. The first situation asked to compare three lines and come up with one that matched Line A in length. I chose line 3 at first and submitted my answer. A prompt came up asking if I was sure of my answer and if I want to try again. I believed I was right, but I opted to

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    Essay Length: 469 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Role of Perception in the Decision-Making Process

    The Role of Perception in the Decision-Making Process

    The Role of Perception in the Decision-Making Process Hannah M, Haggins Axia College MGT 245 Organizational Theory and Behavior Profesor Robert Peart December 30, 2007 Perception and Decision-Making In business, what is the leading reason for conflict? The answer is perception and its effect on the decision-making process. Many executives approach situations half-cocked only knowing half the facts. Having a perceived view of what is happening and depending on how well that manager is at

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    Essay Length: 1,091 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Decision Making Software

    Decision Making Software

    Visual Decision co-founders, Alexandre Cvetkovic and Guy Arsenault, spent 15 years researching decision making technology before coming up with Decision Lab 2000 (www.visualdecision.com). Visual Decision has world wide clients. Some of them include NASA-Stennis Space Center(U.S.A), Michelin(Brazil), National University Athens(Greece), and Civil Engineering, QUT(Australia). Decision Lab 2000 is designed for multicriteria decisions. This software utilizes two methods for decision making, the PROMETHEE(preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluations) and the GAIA(geometrical analysis for interactive

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    Essay Length: 258 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Critical Thing and Decision Making

    Critical Thing and Decision Making

    Critical thinking and decision-making are extremely important when it comes to running a company. Mangers need to make sure that their company is always running smoothly in order to maintain a competitive edge. Decision making is very important to the company's advancement and development. In the simulation of Credenhill Industries we were able to use decision-making tools to try and solve the problems their retail electronic store in the North Dallas was having. In the

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    Essay Length: 866 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Max
  • Decision Making Tool Paper

    Decision Making Tool Paper

    Decision-Making Tool Paper Jay Dowle University of Phoenix CSS/330-Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Computer Logic Richard Renhsan November 2, 2005 Decision-Making Tool Paper In decision-making, the approach to making a decision can vary as much as the processes themselves. One must choose a process that suits him or her in helping to come to a well-formed and desirable result. Over the years, I admit that I have not used these processes as defined in my

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Decision Making

    Decision Making

    Decision-Making Nutrorim has a lot to learn about decision-making. They can go about changing their decision-making process into an effective tool for the company several ways. Don Rifkin needs to change his leadership style and research the different methods of decision-making that will be useful for his company. He needs to reformulate the problem and consider all the employees’ ideas before a final decision is made. In order for good decisions to be made, Nutrorim

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    Essay Length: 1,308 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Mike
  • Decision Making Process

    Decision Making Process

    As citizens of Canada we have a very deep seeded understanding that we, as the people, have the ultimate decision making power in this nation. If we, as a whole, feel that the government is not looking after our best interests we can, if there are enough of us, stop the government from whatever they are involved in. With this is a foundation of our political system we can, and do, allow the government

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    Essay Length: 938 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Mike
  • Nonprofit Contributor Decision-Making

    Nonprofit Contributor Decision-Making

    Over the past two decades, nonprofit organizations have undergone drastic changes. A large influx of new nonprofits are now contending for a limited number of contributions. In the wake of this competition, a new wave of professionals have entered the field and nonprofits are being run more like for-profit businesses (Barman). Each charity relies on government grants and generosity of individual and corporate contributions. “Nonprofits vie with each other for revenues, board members, customers, contracts

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Enhancing Strategic Decision Making

    Enhancing Strategic Decision Making

    at Nucor plants everyone wears green hard-hats except maintenance personnel who wear yellow so that they can be easily spotted. 18 This approach appears transferable and the motivational effects contagious. Iverson recalls when Nucor purchased a plant and immediately sold the limousine and eliminated executive parking spaces in favor of a first-come, first-serve system. Iverson greeted employees on their ________________________________________ Page 18 Nucor Corp. and the U.S. Steel Industry / 18 way into the plant

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    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Vika
  • Critical Thinking, Decision-Making Organizational Chart

    Critical Thinking, Decision-Making Organizational Chart

    Critical Thinking The purpose of this paper is to explain critical thinking and decision-making by different examples, models, and show how it is used in everyday life. Everyone uses critical thinking and decision-making all the time, most of the time without recognition and involuntary and it starts from the time you wake up in the morning till you go to bed. It is used at home and at work. There are three components for every

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    Essay Length: 628 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Leading by Decision Making in Action

    Leading by Decision Making in Action

    Leading by Decision Making in Action Decision Making Process in Action According to Webster's Dictionary the definition of "decision" is the "1. a: act or process of deciding b: a determination arrived at after consideration: CONCLUSION." (http://www.m-w.com/). Organizations and individuals make decisions every day. Decisions are made by flipping a coin, taking a guess, thinking about the thoughts and feelings of others, considering values and beliefs, complying with a mission statement, or picking a solution

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    Essay Length: 911 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Advanced Managerial Decision Making

    Advanced Managerial Decision Making

    1. What factors cause a marketing textbook to lose value during the period of one semester? It is not unusual for a student to receive less than one-half of the purchase price when he or she sells the book at end of the semester? The analysis below presents issues surrounding marketing textbook use. The analysis focuses on microeconomic principles surrounding demand and supply, and focuses on smaller individual units, since marketing textbook use is best

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    Essay Length: 1,211 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Decision Making

    Decision Making

    In the past, I have spent years of painful trial and error learning to make right choices over a course of time. So far I have made decisions related to various facets of life, starting from selecting a major in undergrad to choosing a career that involved obtaining appropriate information and being aware of numerous factors that influenced my decisions. When analyzing the decision making models I consider not only major decisions, such as career

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Artur
  • Decision Making Under Certainty, Uncertainty, and Risk

    Decision Making Under Certainty, Uncertainty, and Risk

    Decision Making under Certainty, Uncertainty, and Risk Virtually all decisions are made in an environment to at least some’ uncertainty However, the degree will vary from relative certainty to great uncertainty. There are certain risks involved in making decisions. In a situation involving certainty, people are reasonably sure about what will happen when they make a decision. The information is available and is considered to he reliable, and the cause and effect relationships are known.

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: July
  • The Influence of Ethics on Decision Making

    The Influence of Ethics on Decision Making

    The Influence of Ethics on Decision Making Ethics can have a big influence on decision-making in the workplace. Ethical behavior in the workplace is behavior that is accepted as morally “right,” rather than “wrong.” (Organizational Behavior). Unethical behavior can be considered illegal, or merely against the norms of society. Employees encounter ethical decisions every day in the workplace, whether they realize it or not. The stock boy must make a decision on whether it is

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Introduction to Decision Making

    Introduction to Decision Making

    WOW!! Too many to choose from I see. I have chosen to talk about the VisionTree Deluxe which has been launched by VisionTree Software (Technology Marketing Corp, 2005). VisionTree Software is a maker of relevant decision making software solutions for individuals and organizations. The VisionTree Deluxe Edition was designed to help professionals guide their clients through the decision making and planning process in virtually any situation. 1. How does VisionTree Deluxe help with decision making?

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    Essay Length: 426 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Yan
  • Decision Making

    Decision Making

    There are numerous models to decision making. Everyone is successful in their own way and satisfied with their decision making. So what may work for me, may not work for another person. The method I chose was based upon my personal lifestyle. All decisions have advantages and disadvantages that is why it was important for me to choose a style that I am comfortable with. Decisions affect our everyday life, from waking up in the

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Job-Related Decision Making Process

    Job-Related Decision Making Process

    Job-Related Decision Making Process Everyday, individuals are faced with opportunities, and with opportunities we are faced with decisions. Large or small, decisions have the potential to make lasting changes on our lives. For example, the decisions that we make in response to a marriage proposal or a job offer could change the course of our lives forever. To assist one in the decision-making process, tools and techniques have been developed. One such technique, the Plan,

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Mike
  • Decision Making

    Decision Making

    Many different decision making models are in use today, with most sharing at least the stages of identification, decision, and post-evaluation. One decision-making model which provides a clear and precise framework within which to make decisions is the Kepner-Tregoe Matrix, a system intended to “help maximize critical thinking skills, systematically organize and prioritize information, set objectives, evaluate alternatives, and analyze impact.” 1. There are technically eight steps in employing the Kepner-Tregoe Matrix, but the process

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Decision Making Process

    Decision Making Process

    The trip to Dromoland and other Irish haunts was booked in better days for winners of the firm's President's Club awards. New Century's money troubles led it to rescind sponsorship, but some workers apparently decided that if their employer was dying, an Irish wake was in order. "Some people had already made personal plans and decided to go ahead on their own," company spokeswoman Laura Oberhelman said. Sales incentives such as trips to Ireland were

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Jon
  • How Personal, Organizational, and Cultural Values Affect Decision Making

    How Personal, Organizational, and Cultural Values Affect Decision Making

    Paul Wehr Self-limiting Conflict: The Gandhian Style I have mentioned two basic categories of conflict regulation scholarship. In the preceding section we concerned ourselves with the first, specialists engaged in third-party intervention research and experimentation-intermediaries, negotiation, conciliation, communication control and modification. The second involves the study of ways of waging conflict that tend both to keep it within bounds and to limit its intensity or at least the possibility of violence-nonviolent social movements, nonviolent resistance

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Edward
  • Values Based Decision-Making

    Values Based Decision-Making

    An individual’s personal, organizational, and cultural values are the foundation of their personal and professional decision-making cycle. These values form the core of that individual’s moral fabric, and his actions and decisions are predicated on those beliefs. Shalom H. Schwartz defined values as “conceptions of the desirable that guide the way social actors (e.g. organizational leaders, policy-makers, individual persons) select actions, evaluate people and events, and explain their actions and evaluations” (Schwartz, 1999, pp. 24-25).

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    Essay Length: 1,379 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Yan
  • Decision Making Definitions

    Decision Making Definitions

    "Somewhere along the line of development we discover what we really are, and then we make our real decision for which we are responsible. Make that decision primarily for yourself because you can never really live anyone else's life." -- Eleanor Roosevelt www.virtualsalt.com/crebook5.htm What is Decision Making? Some Definitions A good place to start is with some standard definitions of decision making. 1. Decision making is the study of identifying and choosing alternatives based on

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    Essay Length: 998 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Quality Decision Making in Management

    Quality Decision Making in Management

    Quality Decision Making in Management The overall purpose of this research paper is to define and assess decision making in management as well as the need for alternatives to use in the decision making processes. Management is concerned with combining all of the inputs of production. Managers decide what to make and how to make it. They chose from the available inputs and work out the right mix. Management must organize production to meet

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Mike

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