...Decisions in Paradise II Antonio Alvarez MGT/350 August 9, 2010 Gary Crum Decisions in Paradise II Before taking action on Kava, we must formulate a plan to reach our objectives. I believe AT&T would benefit by using the brainstorming technique to help us come up with ways to increase our presence in Kava. Although our objective is clearly defined, our course of action is still vague. Brainstorming is a very effective technique at identifying solutions by allowing a group to analyze, polish, and agree on the best course of action. This technique also allows everybody participating to understand the plan completely so it can be carried out effectively. Before we can begin the brainstorming process I propose a group should be assembled consisting of some of our international relations specialists and some management candidates from Kava. Research indicates that if we want to avoid falling into groupthink and have the best results we should have a diverse group perform the brainstorming process (Jusko, 2001). Including people from Kava in the brainstorming process could give us some insight and valuable information only the people from Kava would know. After the group is decided upon, we can begin brainstorming by doing the following: Brainstorming Process 1. Define and agree the objective. 2. Brainstorm ideas and suggestions...
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...Decision In Paradise Emmanuel Brew Riverson MGT 350 Critical Thinking: Strategies In Decision Making Kevin McPhee May 5,2012 Decisions in Paradise – Part II Most business decisions are taken by senior executives based on assessments that will determine in advance what will happen if the business takes the expected direction. Financial tools (i.e. cost benefit analysis) are truly helpful during the decision-making process; however, they should never be confused with the decision as the outcome of the decision-making process (Langdon, 2001). In “Decision in Paradise – Part 2”, Joey will utilize a decision-making technique that is suitable for this scenario as well provide a step-by-step analysis while utilizing the technique. Finally, he will discuss the decision-making model he selected and how the model selected influences his proposed solutions. Cost Benefit Analysis The decision-making technique that Joey selected for his business study at Kabo is the cost benefit analysis. The cost benefit analysis is completed in order to determine how well or poor a plan will turn out. Cost benefit analysis is also known as “running the numbers” as it relies on adding positive factors and subtracting the negative ones in order to determine a net result. The difference that is found between benefits and costs will advise if the plan is feasible. The cost benefit analysis must include all the costs, all the benefits and properly quantify them in order to get accurate analysis. Although...
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...the recovery process. This allows True Blue Water to become a major shareholder in the recovery efforts in Kava as well as establishing relations with the local government in the rebuilding process. The rebuilding process will include an outline of crisis areas as well as improved proactive warning devices against future catastrophic disasters. For this type of plan to be effective implementation of safety standards must be according to the guidelines set forth by the United States Department of Labor (2011). To ensure the rebuild of Kava is successful it will require a vast amount of humanitarian aid, residential and commercial structural development, disaster prevention, and human resources. Kava will in fact face many challenges and decisions; True Blue Water along with the citizens and local government will work together to rebuild a new and improved island. Additionally Nik and Alex...
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...Decisions in Paradise Part II Lisa M. Campbell MGT/350 December 19, 2011 Professor Rebecca Marek Decisions in Paradise Part II The decision to open a hotel on the island of Kava has been a challenge for owner Lisa Campbell. Decision-making and numerous situations are evaluated to ensure this decision-making will be best not only for the hotel but also that it will benefit the local islanders and the people who visit Kava temporarily. The Marriott Kava hotel is projected to be a medium size facility. The accommodations will ensure local islanders, patients receiving extended health care at the local cancer center, families, couples, and even business travelers will have a place to stay during their visit. The decision is if it will be more beneficial to build a standalone hotel in the middle of the island, merge the business with the local cancer center, or build the hotel near the airport ensuring it is near the new transit shuttle bus company. Building a standalone hotel ensures that if the tourism and visitor rate to the island increases the hotel will have no obligations and commitments to another company and able to focus on just providing space for guest of the hotel. The downside of this is that the business owner limits herself to other business opportunities if the standalone method is sought after. Business is based on the needs of living areas on a temporary basis. The developer that has come to the island to build housing projects for the...
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...Decisions in Paradise Part II Decisions in Paradise Part II Kava, an important tropical island nation in the South Pacific, overwhelmed with social, environmental, economic, and financial pressures. We are here at the request of the government of Kava, and with the support of its citizens. The Company is reviewing our ideas to relieve some of these pressures. Implementing some sort of youth-oriented work study and organized activity program, and investing to improve the infrastructure of Kava. Although these ideas are worthwhile, ideas without a plan to actualize them are just ideas. We assessed the effects of the problems, and we have identified problems we wish to solve. A decision, one way or the other, must be made. Several decision-making processes are available for use to determine the best course of action. The purpose of a decision-making process is to diagnose the issues needing clarification, identifying options and the impacts of those options, and finally to arrive at a conclusive decision. We will use the Six Thinking Hats technique to scrutinize our ideas and arrive at the best decision for the nation of Kava and its people. Six Thinking Hats is a decision making process, developed by Edward de Bono, which allows us to explore different points of view about difficult challenges (The de Bono Group LLC ). Seeing ideas from differing points is a sound strategy to follow when tackling complex issues. The Value Based Management (2010) website states...
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...Decisions in Paradise Part II Monica Ridley MGT/350 - Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making May 14, 2012 Tom Mc Shane Decisions in Paradise * For over three decades, the island of Kava has been a favorite destination for tourists from around the world who enjoy the many pleasures it offers. One of these great attractions is tourist fishing. Found At Sea is one of the few companies that offer fishing adventures. Although there have been difficulties expanding, the Kava manager Alex and I have applied some critical thinking and began a decision-making process that uncovered problems and defined some solid steps to reach the company’s goals. We now will have a look at applying our decision-making techniques that identified our solutions, and provide an analysis of our chosen steps. We will also determine which decision-making model worked the best for our organizations problems and how they impact our solutions. * * Techniques to Identify the Solution * At the Florida locations, Found At Sea uses the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threat’s) analysis method to conduct the company’s needs to run effectively and efficiently. Since my landing at the Kava location, I noticed the obvious signs of un- organization, external factors such as the recent typhoon debris and economical differences, and other internal factors; I described several measures needed to change. The SWOT method has been established at the Florida locations and...
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...Decisions in Paradise Part II July 11, 2011 Kava is a significant island country in the South Pacific. The island country faces many different disaster threats. Over half of the country’s population is under the age of fifteen. Kava’s economy has a strong production of natural resources, as well as specific foods, such as bananas, coffee, cocoa, sugars and fish. Kava’s economy offers inexpensive, quality labor. Kava has support from the local, state and national government, community based organizations, faith-based groups and businesses in order to grow the economy in the significant island country. The island has a wide variety of ethnicities, creating language barriers because of all the different ethnicities Bluegrass Construction Company, Inc. (BCC) hired me, Nik, to study, synthesize, analyze, and prescribe the best business decisions in order to establish a greater presence of our company in Kava. I have decided to implement a decision-making technique to create an appropriate solution for BCC to overcome challenges in our overall goal of establishing a greater presence of our business in Kava. After visiting the island, seeing the problems our company is facing, and knowing where we want to go with our business in Kava, I think the best course of action is to implement brainstorming as our decision-making technique in order to strengthen our presence in Kava. Analysis of Specific Steps in Applying Brainstorming Through my analysis of the island, the disasters...
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...Decision in Paradise Pt.2 Your name here: MGT/350 July 20th, 2011 Facilitator: Decision in Paradise Pt.2 Introduction Kava was in need of assistant, and it would take Teva Pharmaceuticals to aid this small island, which must pick the decision-making method that describes/explains the problems, collet data, and permits for pors and cons analysis (Chapman, n.d). However, they will need to provide a way for goals to include the top chances of achievement with the means obtainable with costs implicated, plus recognize the required individuals to emerge not only in the decision-making process except to put into pratice the goal(s) when selected. Applying a decision-making technique Today we have several decision-making methods. A tool for the mind, a well-liked career skills online resource, suggests the following decision-making techniques (n.d.). 1. Pareto Analysis - goals are prioritized then resources are applied to high priority items first, helpful when there are many goals being considered. 2. Paired Comparison Analysis - weigh the reletive importance of different courses of actions, helpful when all facts are not known for making the comparison of apples to oranages, and/or priorities are not clear or complete. 3. Grid Analysis - rank, and then compare the factors that must be considered with goals, choosing the goals with the highest rank; most successful when factors needing considerations are known. ...
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...Nik has completed Phase I of the Kava project by identifying the problems that exist. Phase II consist of Nike applying a decision-making technique to identify the solutions. Nik Phase II report will also provide an analysis of the specific steps used in applying the selected decision-making technique. Because of the severity of the issues that exist in Kava, Nik realizes that many decision-making techniques and models will be used to address these major problems. Nik proposes to form three teams to address the issues in Kava. The first team will focus on handling and developing a workaround when natural disasters present itself in Kava. The second team will address the medical illnesses, and the third team has the responsibility of addressing and resolving the terrorism from within and outside of the country. Nik has also assembled a team that will be responsible for reaching out to the other helping organizations in the country. Joining forces with other organizations will help to reduce cost, manpower, and prevent replication of projects. Nik also has two financial advisors that will be responsible for managing the finances for the project and staying within budget. The first team role was to address the natural disasters in Kava and determine the impact it has on the economy’s production of petroleum, coffee, cocoa, spices, bananas, sugar, fishing, natural gas as well as inexpensive, quality labor. They first looked at the forces of influence. Applying the...
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...Decisions in Paradise, Part 1 Not every vacation dreamland is what it is all cracked up to be. The Kava Island is one of these places that I am talking about. The inhabitants on the island of Kava are going through very tough times right now. The company with whom I am now working with works in the pharmaceutical field, and I will help them come up with how they as a company can help in the restructuring area on the island of Kava. Identifying problems of the Kava people as well as coming up with a criterion to do so will help build our goals as well as our objectives. We will also evaluate the causes and effects of all of the trials and tribulations that have hit the Kava Island. Two weeks after achieving my degree in business in the management field, I was hired by a pharmaceutical company in Japan. I was to be an assistant to the strategic planning director with their company. As I knew when I took this job it would require me to travel all over the world, and in this case to the island of Kava located in the South Pacific region of the world. I researched the Kava Island as I had never heard of I before, and after researching information on the background and what the island had to offer, it excited me and I very much so looked forward to working with great people and helping out as much as I could for the good of the Kava cause. The island had to be beautiful, I figured, because of its location. I was thrilled to embark on this new chapter in my life and see what I could...
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...Nana Offei University of phoenix Mgt/350 Decision in paradise paper two Professor Michael Caserta January 17, 2011 Decision in paradise part two The Island of kava has many obstacles up until to prevail over deep-sea queen need to work with the Kava administration to Identify proper procedures to have occurred in the recovery effort as well as provide first aid. Foodstuff and protection to all citizens I need will become a major investor in the rebuilding effort and work with government official on a reconstruction plan. In this plan, the subject to identify is specific problem areas and provides an outlet for development and proactive warning mechanism against future nature disaster This effort is a major mission and requires extensive problem classification rebuild Kava to complete with safety stranded that influence the quality of life for everyone in the Islands. Therefore, humanitarian Aid Calamity prevention, housing improvement, rebuilding hotel, and human resources are necessary to rebuild and constriction. Kava faces many challenges and decision-making, queen would share a greater presence in kava through a collaborative agreement with government official and the citizens of the beautiful Island. Evaluate the reimbursement against the operating cost to choose the most profitable choice involves monetary calculation of original and ongoing expenses against predictable return. However, creating sensible actions of the cost and benefits of specific measure...
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...Week Three: Decision Making Details Objectives 3.1 Describe tools and/or techniques used in decision making. 3.2 Examine decision-making models and influences. 3.3 Apply a decision-making technique to a situation. Readings Read Ch. 14 of Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life. Read Ch. 1–3 of Smart Things to Know About Decision Making. Read Ch. 4, 12–26 of Decide & Conquer: Make Winning Decisions and Take Control of Your Life. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participate in class discussion. Respond to weekly discussion questions. W3 8 2% Participation Discussion Questions Nongraded Activities and Preparation Decisions in Paradise Business Scenario For Weeks Three through Five, you will work individually using the Decisions in Paradise Business Scenario located on your student website as the basis for these three assignments. In this scenario, you will play the role of Nik, and your current employer is the organization represented by Alex, Nik, and Chris. You will also use the mission of your current organization to assist you in decision making in discussing this business scenario. There are three phases to this assignment which will be cumulative, meaning that each part will build upon the next. You will use this paper and feedback from your instructor as input to improve your Week Four and Week Five assignments. The three deliverables for this project are: Week Three: Decisions in Paradise Paper, Part I Week Four:...
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...Running Head: Decisions in Paradise Part II Decisions in Paradise Part II NAME MGT 350 January 23, 2012 Introduction Within the context of Decisions in Paradise I, I discussed some of the different obstacles that TEVA, USA is encountering while trying to enter the country of Kava, a South Pacific Island. I also shared different approaches that my company TEVA, USA can take to address the many challenges that the island presents. Any solution that I, or my partners, propose will have an effect on Kava and this should be taken into consideration when implementing our techniques. The process of assessing the available solutions will be explored within Decisions in Paradise II. The most difficult problem to overcome is that Kava is a hard island to inhabit because of the unavoidable issues the face with disasters and disease. In addition to the mess that the island is in, the office that TEVA occupies is also in havoc. They lack sufficient employees and the office in unorganized. After identifying the problems at hand, I have determined that the basic solutions would be; hire a new receptionist, clean up the office space, and implementing contingency plans for every natural disaster that may impact the land. This would include a safety plan, a cleaning plan, and a safe place for everyone to go when disasters do strike. Decision-making Technique Several influences have been identified to lead to the issues that are affecting Kava today. The main...
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...Brianna Fernandez Professor Glaser Communication Studies 1A February 29, 2016 Paradise Gone Wrong Specific Purpose: to entertain my audience with unusual and unfortunate events on my non typical Hawaiian vacation. Central Idea: Hawaii is supposed to be all about paradise and a getaway from a stressful life, not cause you more stress, which it did to me. Introduction I. When you picture Hawaii, you think of a peaceful paradise and endless rounds of Hawaiian mimosas while your feet are in the soft sand, am I right? But when I picture Hawaii, I think of something totally different. II. Every time I found out my family and I are going to Hawaii, I’m not as excited. I fear of going to the beautiful islands, which is quite ironic to say. III. But this is just from a bad, first experience, and my first trip to ended up being a horrible one. I hope this doesn’t change anyone’s decisions about not visiting the amazing islands soon. Body I. I have always wanted to go to Hawaii as a little kid. A. I have family there so that is why we go every year, or try to at least. B. In the summer 2008, I was on my first trip to the islands. We landed in Oahu. II. The first activity we wanted to do was a no-brainer; we wanted to go to the beach. A. My cousin Malik and my Auntie Beth (my mom’s sister), took us to Bellows Beach. * Bellows Beach is “known” to be the best beach in Oahu B. We got fruit smoothies, got buried in the soft sand and played in the...
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...Decisions In Paradise, Part II Betty A. Brown University of Phoenix Critical Thinking: Strategies In Decision Making Willetra Brittain November 9, 2011 Paradise Decision Part II The mission statement of Wilsons Leather is “to run a successful business while successfully assisting the community”. While the success of any business is important for the C.E.O and management of the business, the company should also be involved in the community events and be accountable for social responsibility. As Kava is a small island in which tourism and young high school to college students account for its population (University of Phoenix, 2011). Some changes to the company would be beneficial. For example, having a Decision-Maker thinker in the group is a good starting point. Some of the attributes of a decision maker are the thinking styles critical thinker might poses are: collective, democratic Autocratic or concessions. In addition, risk management/risk rating system (RSS) is an important attribute to have in a company, especially when the business is being based at an area where some of the business threads are diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Being able to identify the interference and assumptions (Elder & Paul, 2002) of this location is key to implement the appropiate decision-making technique. Although all of the decision-making techniques are functional and produce a significant turnaround for the business, the technique most appropriate would be the collective...
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