type of organization he/she works in‚ very often faces situations where he/she has to decide/choose among two or more alternative courses of action. These are called as decision making situations. The different types of managerial decisions can be categorized in the following manner: 1. Routine/repetitive/programmable vs. non routine‚ non-programmable decisions; 2. Operating vs. strategic decisions. The routine/repetitive/programmable decisions are those which can be taken care of by the manager
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Methods of Group Decision Making No two groups will ever function in the same way while involved in the process of decision making. Some are proactive groups while there are other groups‚ which need a driving force or a facilitator to facilitate the process. There are several methods of group decision-making. Here are some of the common methods employed in the process of decision-making: Authoritarian Style The authoritarian style is like a dictatorship‚ in which the decision ultimately rests
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Running Header: Ethical Decision Making Ethical Decision Making Beverly Tate Management – MGT521 University of Phoenix September 24‚ 2011 Instructor: Fernando Casafranca Ethical Decision Making Wal-Mart is known for its ethical standard as far as their customer service‚ employees and management expectations are concerned. Wal-Mart’s values and integrity are an intricate part of what is conveyed in their "Statement of Ethics. It has been determined according to Understanding
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The looming changes in health care are a frequent topic in many meetings with health care providers. Budget cuts are not just a speculation but are a reality. Decision-making to provide quality patient care with less money is a challenge at best. Health care management decisions are made daily and these affect many patients both positively‚ and negatively. Texas state department budgets are continuing to become leaner‚ and the Medicaid population seems to be continually growing. Texas currently has
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function was to keep the community together‚ and to prevent any kind of disunity.” (1.1.l0). The stressed value of unity in
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If your decision making style is analytic‚ you take pleasure in resolving challenges and dilemmas. An analytic style decision maker is inventive and likes to investigate significant amounts of information before making a decision (Pennino‚ 2002). They are flexible and can operate well‚ even under demanding circumstances. Unfortunately‚ this style of decision making can be very lengthy and inefficient. An analytic decision maker wants to use direct observation‚ figures‚ and specifics when coming to
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Material Ethical Decision Scenario Worksheet Read the following scenario: Shannon is a juvenile probation officer with the Department of Juvenile Justice. Recently‚ she covered her coworker‚ Janet’s client load‚ while Janet was on vacation. Shannon met with several of Janet’s clients. After meeting with clients‚ she discovered a pattern in which the clients would report that they have not seen Janet in 2 to 3 months. However‚ the case files reflected face-to-face contact with all of her clients
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Ethical decision making constructing the Wonthaggi Desalination Plant Executive Summary Water Forever is a media group writing for a business journal. The group has an interest in how desalination directly benefits the various stakeholders. The Victorian desalination plant (WDP) located in South Victoria off the coast line of Wonthaggi located has received much criticism. Many controversial and ethical issues have been expressed by various stakeholders. Despite these concerns‚ a decision has
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Decision-making is fundamentally the process of making a choice from a number of alternatives and it has three levels which are individual‚ group and organizational (Buchanan‚ 2010). Nowadays‚ more and more organization use group decision-making and the benefit of group decision-making is that groups offer the advantages of a greater pool of knowledge‚ different perspectives‚ greater problem comprehension and increased acceptance of decision (Hill‚ 1982). While‚ it is the very strengths of a group
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Q1 Decision making (decision from Latin decidere "to decide‚ determine‚" literally "to cut off‚" from de- "off" and caedere "to cut") can be regarded as the mental processes (cognitive process) resulting in the selection of a course of action among several alternative scenarios. Every decision making process produces a final choice.[1] The output can be an action or an opinion of choice. * | Decision making stages Developed by B. Aubrey Fisher‚ there are four stages that should be involved in
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