...not possess the necessary skills that will enable them tackle their jobs with caution. The result is that they do not fill the database appropriately and they end up missing important information that is critical in decision-making (Bor & Miller, 2007). Another potential source of the problem in the hospital is rebellion. The data entry workers may be rebellious to the financial officer for reasons they do may not disclose to the senior management. In this regard, they may perform duties without caution and make deliberate mistakes to attract attention of the senior management. These workers make mistakes and ensure that the people in charge of the departments and other executives will notice to have a forum where they can air their issues (Willcox, 2004). These are some of the potential sources of the issues in the hospital. In my analysis, I would wish to analyze the qualifications of all individuals attached in the data entry department. The analysis would be to ensure that all these individuals have the necessary skills to handle the work of data entry clerks. Another part of my analysis would be a scrutiny on how these experts perform their daily duties (Bor & Miller, 2007). I would take my time to learn the process, mode of questioning, and the final answers that the data entry clerk feeds to the machine. The scrutiny process would help me ascertain if the data entry officials are making deliberate mistakes or are not qualified for the posts they hold. Another part...
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...In this essay I will focus on the events surrounding the regulation of Alar (diaminozide) up to and including 1985, as a case-study of knowledge and decision-making amidst uncertainty (418-19). I pick this time period in particular, because it is when the NRDC and other public interest groups began their campaign in protest against the EPA's decision to not ban Alar. My analysis of the events surrounding Alar will take shape around a critique of Michael Fumento's article "Environmental Hysteria: The Alar Scare," in which he paints the NRDC as "fanatics" launching a "smear campaign" not founded in any rational decision-making. This is an important argument to counter, because it has not only been taken up by many to condemn citizen-group action in the case of Alar, but to criticize their activities in many other regulatory processes. The chief framework used to devalue public action in these cases is the technocratic model, wherein it is believed that decisions can be best made by objective, rational experts acting based upon scientific knowledge. In this case, we can see a perfect example of when a decision was decided by scientific experts, in accordance with the technocratic model. Fumento and other supporters of the technocratic mode privilege the scientific knowledge of bodies such as the Scientific Advisory Panel in this case over other forms of knowledge. He denounces NRDC as fanatics based on his claim that they acted in spite of, and in contradiction to scientific...
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...Decision making in business affords numerous methodologies. Within the text, the Rational Decision Making model is outlined, including the Six Step Approach to making rational Decisions. This model, obviously, finds to be effective in most instances. It considers defining the problem, understanding all of the issues involved, weighing them, coming up with alternatives, categorizing these alternatives, and with all things considered, finding the best decision. This model considers that the steps are followed sequentially to attain the best result. While, scholars agree that for maximum effectiveness, the steps should be adhered to in order, they also recognize that “we as individuals very rarely employ them optimally” (Bazerman, 2009). I would like to offer a completely different model to decision making. Let us discuss the recognition primed decision making model as designed in 1985 by Gary Klein, which is further researched and outlined as an Intuitive Decision Making Model. This model utilizes the intuition one has, built by various outside factors, including experience, situation, and quite honestly: gut instinct. “In a given situation, the decision maker will pick up cues and indicators that let them recognize patterns. Based on these patterns and the decision they have to make, the person chooses a single course of action, an ' action script', that they consider will achieve the outcome” (McDermott). This action script, as described is based on how one replays...
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...Approaches to Decision Making Cheryl Tyler 11/16/14 HCA 250 Melodie Griffin I chose scenario 2 as a subject of my paper. The nursing home needs to follow a certain protocol when it comes to cleaning. Nursing homes need to keep a low infection rate because of the fact that elderly individuals have a low immune system and may not bounce back as quickly after getting sick. It is important that not only the patients but the facility are taking care of. In this scenario the nursing administrators are having a meeting to discuss ways to reduce infection within the facility. This is the best possible way to come to a solution since they have been having a higher infection rate lately. The first thing to do is find out why and how the infection is spreading as well as to how fast it is spreading. This step is needed in order to find the cause or host of the problem in order to control the issue. The administrators will have to determine a budget of cost also. Infectious control can be costly so determining how much money they are spending on it is a must in order to stay in budget. Infections spread for many reasons and in many ways. If the patients are not getting the proper care then infections can spread. Which is why the administrators will have to make sure that all employees are doing their jobs both with patient care and housekeeping. Administrators need to ensure that all patients are getting the best quality of care. In order to do this employees need to be screened...
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...needs and expectations will attract more attention than other industry (Shaw 2014). Each industry plays a vital role in one way or another in making the life of the public better or worse but what differentiates between them is the market expectations. It is entirely ethical to consider one company less important than the other if the reasons are objective. Issues like the tobacco industry help businesses earn favor from consumers but at the same time it help destroy their own lives. Industries are fairly targeted since a socially ethical industry will always attract customers even though the products or services are not quite essential in life. Not all industries are viewed equally, as some industries happen to be harmful to their consumers. The tobacco industry is one such industry and continues to be a menace to the populace with their addictive products on to which people get hooked and have difficulty getting off it. Even though there is argument that the consumer should be held responsible for their decisions, this would not be fair as far as the tobacco industry is concerned. The tobacco industry goes out of their way to entice people into the habit of using tobacco related products. (White, 2015). If people were left to their own devices, then it would probably make some sense to let them be responsible for their decisions. The challenge, however, is that is not the case. The tobacco industry is one of the most aggressive advertisers. It has a strong appeal that...
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...remove her head scarf for a photo. My name is Stephanie Tetting Director of Safety and Efficiency for G-Bio Sports. In this dilemma there are two employees Jamal Moore and Aaron Webb that are involved in this situation. Both of these individuals could potentially cause great harm to the company and the IT system; Aaron was able to leak information that is confidential to the company from Aaron’s home computer. Jamal, a G-Bio Sport IT technician located the leak by hacking into Aarons’ personal computer seeing his personal business. Jamal and Aaron are both good employees and considered an asset to the company; it is now my responsibility to deal with both of these employees by reaching a decision on how to handle this dilemma. First I need to consider who is directly involved by my decision, those who will be affected are: Board of Directors, Human Resources, and the two employees. Company policy must be followed accordingly to ensure my position within the company is not jeopardized. Aaron Webber felt he was not in the wrong, since he felt he had the right to free expression. What he did not realize was that once this information was on his home computer the public could have access to the company’s confidential information. It was good that Jamal found the leak; however, how he went about retrieving the information was wrong and hacking into Aaron’s computer was illegal. Although how helpful the information was, I am unable to condone the practice in which was used to get it...
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...Café 1. What is your evaluation of the way Levendary Café has entered the China market? What is the main issue here? The expansion of a brand is not always an easy task; there are too many concepts related with the expansion. First of all, the communication between the subsidiary from the other two countries and the main office should be constant. That was one of the basic issues that arose when Mia Foster was named CEO of the head office. A lack of communication is an essential factor that we need to avoid in order to develop an expansion process. In this case, the lack of communication in the process between Chen and Foster was unsustainable. Leventhal made important decisions in the past, and communicated to Chen through the CEO position, which were the power taking and making decisions of the operations business of Levendary Café. That was the first issue, since Foster had another way of managing these operations’ strategies. Another important factor in the expansion is about the connections between businesses. Leventhal business in Doha and China were possible because the contacts that he had in Doha and the Chen contact through the MBA at Stanford, which provided him the opportunity to be a CEO. The third is the management factor. Once Foster knew how Chen was working with the franchise and doing operations but there was no strategic plan at all. She decided to travel and meet Chen and the 23 franchises management styles personally. The fourth and the most important...
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...1. What is business research? Why should there be any question about the definition of research? Business research is described as a planned out inquiry that give results that guides managers in making decisions. In other words, “it is a process of planning, acquiring, analyzing and disseminating relevant data, information and insights to decision makers in ways that mobilize the organization to take appropriate actions that, in turn, maximize performance”. Basically, it is the process of finding information, analyzing it and finding a possible solution that can make things better. It is the process that business managers use to solve issues that may occur in day to day business procedures. There should be questions on the definition of research because research is not a standard that is done the same for everyone. It all depends on the person that is doing the research. Some people like to take specific steps and planning to ensure they are getting all the information before they make a decision. Others like to go straight to where they know they can get some information and make a decision on what they find. Research has to be defined so that everyone working on the same research understands what is being referred to when the word research is being used. (Cited: Cooper & Schindler, 2011) 2. Distinguish between an explanatory and predictive research study. Explanatory research study is research conducted for a problem that has not been clearly defined. It...
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... Date: 06/02/2012 School: CCN THE ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING Ethics can be defined as a moral decision of what it is, and what it ought to be. Ethical issues in nursing have been dramatic and political due to different ideologies and rising technology in healthcare. The American Association of Nursing has provided guiding principles where nurses base their decisions. These principles include; “Autonomy, nonmaleficence, Beneficence,, Justice, Veracity, Confidentiality, and Fidelity”( American Nursing Association, 2001). All these doctrines act as a foundation for nurses when making decisions pertaining the fate of patient’s life. The major ethical issue commonly seen and which invoke controversies either in our communities, or in courts of laws, is the issue of “do not resuscitate”. DNR can be explained as termination of life support if a patient is critically ill and permitting patient to die instead of continuing to suffer with no promise for recovery. This is decided by the patient when he/she is still capable, family, or surrogate. Despite the fact that nurses strive to help patients, family members, and responsible parties to make a valuable decision, controversies and confusions do exist daily in hospitals. It is our obligation as nurses to come up with concrete strategies in order to make a smooth end of life to our terminally ill patients and to prevent conflicts...
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...Decision trees http://www.alchemyformanagers.co.uk/topics/4qpj5es2SiaJVVXn.html Decision trees A decision tree is a visual tool for analysing decisions. In using it, you generate a tree-like graph of decisions and their consequences. In the simplest form of this technique Squares represent decisions Triangles represent end points. Jewish proverb When the graph is completed, you can then add probabilities for each of the individual branches and from the overall probabilities of the end points. If there are two courses of action, you should take the third. Using the technique As a simple example, let’s suppose that I decide that I want to travel from my home to a hotel in town A. So let’s draw the options in a decision tree: We can now add some percentages to reflect either our preferences or an estimate of some factor that we would like to consider (for example cost, estimated likelihood and so on). In this case, I will use personal preferences: I am assuming here that the train station is close to my home. For ‘walk’ I have added 0 per cent because it is a long distance to town A. The bus takes a long time, but it is quite cheap, so I have given it ten per cent. Notice that I have also added end points to ‘walk’ and ‘drive’ as they both get me to my destination. ‘Train’ and ‘bus’ however do not get me to my final destination, so I now extend my decision tree by adding more decision points, options and estimates: We can now see what the final end point percentages...
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...exploded upon reentry into the atmosphere, and the tragedy is that there was no crew that came back safely to Earth. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) which had responsibility for investigating this crisis, found that the main factor which made the shuttle blow up was the bad decision made by the Mission Management Team (MMT). Even though the MMT had many pieces of information and evidence from the Debris Assessment Team (DAT) showing that the large foam might have caused damage to the Columbia and how much the DAT worried about the mission, they did not pay much attention. Moreover, the leader of the MMT decided for everyone on the team that the shuttle was safe and the foam strike was inconsequential. In fact, the performance of the MMT is a powerful demonstration of the way in which a small group can bring about critical failure. Small groups, today, is ubiquitous and becoming a substantial part of people’s work lives. Many organizations have made every effort to find how to make groups run successfully and how to make group interactions more productive. Sometimes, group dynamics can contribute to the failure and poor judgments. Surowiecki (2010) said that “instead of making people wiser, being in a group can actually make them dumber” (p. 441). So as to make every member think smarter and work together effectively, avoiding important pitfalls is the best way to reach those goals. [What a successful rethinking and recreation of your introduction! Your introduction...
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... In Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken”, he creates a negative tone which reflects the difficult choices humans make in life. It is about taking chances with major life choices and the uncertainties that one may face in life. Some of the themes in “The Road Not Taken” are individualism. The speaker makes a choice to go his own way by taking the road that is less traveled. Another theme is caution. Before the speaker decides to the “the road less traveled” the speaker decides to take time to think about taking the other road. Commitment is another theme in “The Road Not Taken”. The speaker does not have second thoughts about the road he decides to take which is the “road less traveled”. The speaker also has accepted the decision he has made to take the road less traveled. The “Road Not Taken” does have some symbolism. It is about actual and figurative roads which represents the roads that we drive and walk on. As the speaker of the poem states “every road we take, there is a road we don’t take”. Even if we make a wrong turn and take a different road these decisions may make us have changes in our lives and we will always think about the roads we did not take. The identity of the narrator is unclear. The poem does not state who the speaker is or the physical appearance of the speaker. It is left up to our imagination on what the speaker’s physical appearance is. I would describe the speaker as a person who is confused at first when try to decide which road...
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...achieve both goals without jeopordizing their economic value? In order to answer this we analyze three factors that directly affect green business strategies. Ethical consideration – Ethical consideration happens on four different levels: personal, economical, societal/enviromental, and technological. Throughly analyzing each level of consideration creates a much better understanding of different morals and values in our society. Ethical Theories – Can ethical theories be applied to help assist leaders to make more informed decisions towards developing eco-friendly principles? Based on the dentology theory and the four fundamental questions using Kantian ethics, we determined that establishing a eco-friendly principle could become a moral law. Ethical Decision-making process – Businesses that integreate a decision-making process revolving around eco-friendly core, will establish a interal company culture that will guide them to make the nessisary decisions to consistantly be enviromentally aware. Based on the findings in the report, we can conclude that it is possible for businesses to maintain a desirable level of profits and at the same time become a green business. Introduction Henry Ford once said, “Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.” In today’s society, small businesses along with huge corporations face the challenge of profitability for their shareholders while being economically responsible through their business strategy. Centuries...
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...Negotiating International Business - Mexico This section is an excerpt from the book “Negotiating International Business - The Negotiator’s Reference Guide to 50 Countries Around the World” by Lothar Katz. It has been updated with inputs from readers and others, most recently in March 2008. While some businesspeople and officials in Mexico may have only limited exposure to other cul- tures, many are reasonably familiar with and prepared for doing business internationally. However, that does not always mean that they will be open-minded. When negotiating business here, realize that people may expect things to be done ‘their way,’ in which case you should strive to understand, and occasionally emulate, their behavior in order to gain the acceptance of your Mexican counter- parts. Though the country’s culture is quite homogeneous overall, business cultures differ somewhat be- tween the North and the South. People in the North tend to be more business-focused and often have a high sense of urgency. This may be more relaxed in Southern Mexico, where the stereotypical mañana attitude of conducting business at a leisurely pace can still be found. Relationships and Respect Mexico’s culture is generally group-oriented. Asserting individual preferences may be seen as less important than having a sense of belonging to a group, conforming to its norms, and maintaining harmony among its members. Building lasting and trusting personal relationships is therefore very important to most...
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...need improving. Last, we will develop a plan of action on how the team will work best together. Figure 1 Figure 1 DISC Assessment Chart Team Member | DISC Category | Characteristics | Member A | Steadiness | * Concerned with stability * Think logically * Want documentation and facts * Like personal involvement * Need to know step-by-step sequence * Want others to notice their patient perseverance * Avoid risks and changes * Dislike conflict * Accommodate others * Look for calmness and peace * Enjoy teamwork * Want sincere feedback that they’re appreciated | Member B | Cautious | * Concerned with aggressive approaches * Think logically * Seek data * Need to know the process * Utilize caution * Prefer to do things themselves * Want others to notice their accuracy * Gravitate toward quality control * Avoid conflict * Need to be right * Like to contemplate | Member C | Cautious | * Same As Above | Member D | Dominance | * Concerned with being #1 * Think logically * Want facts and highlights * Strive for results * Like Personal Choices * Like changes * Prefer to delegate * Want others to notice accomplishments * Need to be in charge * Tendency towards conflict | (Alessandra, 2014) Personality Types Steadiness Personality I myself, Member A, was placed in the Steadiness category. As a team leader I would not call myself an assertive individual. As a steadiness individual...
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