A Critical Book Review of Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work Abstract The Heath brothers wrote the book Decisive in order to help individuals make better decisions in their daily lives: at home‚ at work‚ everywhere. So that one can make better decisions‚ they must first be aware of the villains of the decision making process; these four villains exist in the form of narrow framing (limiting the options we consider)‚ confirmation bias (seeking information that supports our
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Critical thinking provides framework for successfully evaluating information to make effective decisions; critical thinking entails identifying the best investigation methods to use in finding optimal solutions (Feldman‚ 2009‚ pg. 9). In addition‚ critical thinking takes form in various thinking styles which range from deductive to creative. This paper examines three critical-thinking styles- emotional‚ logical and scientific. Comparing and contrasting these three styles is the purpose for writing
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Financial Risk Management Assignment Outline Foreword - How the group has come up with the topic and general view of the assignment - Set expectation on what our group can expect to gain after doing the assignment - Acknowledgement of resources and data source used in the assignment I. Introduction II. Content 1. Main concepts: - Market risks and types of market risks - How companies using derivatives tools to hedging risks: futures contract‚ forwards contract‚ option‚ swap‚ etc. 2. Analysis
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plan: you plan to fail” (Simoneaux & Stroud‚ 2011‚ p. 92; Skripsky‚ 2002‚ p. 282). The Jokat Farms (JF) is a limited liability company which originated from my family’s undertaking of subsistence farming as a hobby‚ seven years ago. This farming venture‚ Jokat Farms‚ was incorporated and gained limited liability status only a year ago. The first two Directors of the company are my husband and I; and we aim at nurturing the company to becoming a major player in the agricultural sector of the Ghanaian
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Objectives of structuring a capital venture fund. Limited Liability Investors would like to see their liability for their investment in the fund limited to the amount of their investment‚ as they will not be usually playing an active part in the management of the investments. Avoiding an additional level of tax The investors main requirement is to avoid tax payable once receiving a dividend and then again paying a tax when the investments are realized. Suitability to all kind of investors
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Gruber article 2007: Uncovering the value of planning in new venture creation: A process and contingency perspective The topic discussed in the article is whether business planning has positive impact on firm performances. The existing view on this topic is dichotomous. One group of scholars think planning is important for successful firm creation‚ another group disagrees strongly. Findings from strategy research conclude there are two dominant models of strategy formulation. One is a rational
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17th and 18th centuries marked by the introduction of new ideas that influenced the relationship between the people and their governments. The shift mainly occurred towards scientific thought and away from absolute faith in religion and ancient texts. The Enlightenment was influenced by its thinkers‚ such as John Locke and Thomas Hobbs. Even though the thinkers had different views on human nature and how government should be run‚ they shaped the modern world through their philosophy. Without the
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CSL is founded by Dato Dr. Eric Chuah in 1999. CSL stands for Commitment‚ Service and Loyalty. They show commitment to their customer‚ and take care of the service and after sales of the customers. Therefore‚ customers will stay loyal to the brand. It is one of the leading consumer electronics product brand in Malaysia. CSL launched its first mobile phone in 2006. Now‚ CSL is recognized by international research company GfK as the no. 1 local brand and ranked 3rd in the mobile
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Huxley wrote a critical essay describing the flaws of The World’s State and how to prevent them in the future society. He fears “Our ‘increasing mental sickness’ may find expression in neurotic symptoms. These symptoms are conspicuous and extremely distressing. But ‘let us beware‚’ says Dr. Fromm‚ ‘of defining mental hygiene as the prevention of symptoms. Symptoms as such are not our enemy‚ but our friend…” (Huxley 19‚ Critical essay). The mental stability of society is
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Music. How has music shaped my identity? To begin with‚ music plays an important role in shaping one’s identity. Without it‚ one would not be a whole person. Music has helped several people shape their personality and has made them take control of the person they want to become. In the present day‚ music has played a major role in influencing our society and culture. Music has become difficult to escape from because we are not only exposed to music via the radio‚ but also tapes‚ CD’s‚ television
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