CONVERSATION: SUBTLE INFLUENCES ON MORAL DECISION MAKING BRIAN C. GUNIA Johns Hopkins University LONG WANG City University of Hong Kong LI HUANG INSEAD JIUNWEN WANG J. KEITH MURNIGHAN Northwestern University This research investigated the role of contemplation‚ conversation (conceptualized as social contemplation)‚ and explanation in right-wrong decisions. Several theories suggest that contemplation or morally oriented conversation will promote ethical decisions and that immediate choice or self-interested
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Case-1 Aaron Feuerstein-A Socially Responsible Owner The evening of December 11‚ 1995‚ was a special time for Aaron Feuerstein‚ CEO of Malden Mills. A small surprise 70th birthday party quietly was held in his honor at a local Boston restaurant. But Feuerstein’s life took a dramatic turn that evening for a different reason: A boiler at his company’s plant exploded‚ setting off a fire that injured 33employees and destroyed three of the factory’s century-old buildings. Malden Mills was a privately
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is to satisfy the needs and wants of the society. Marketing is‚ therefore‚ a basic function of all business firms. When a salesperson sells washing machines‚ a doctor treats a patient or a Government asks people to take their children for getting polio drops‚ each is marketing something to the targets. Traditionally‚ small firm owners did not give as much importance to marketing as to other functions such as accountancy‚ production and selling. Training programmes‚ enterprise development and
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The Manufacturing Practices of the Footwear Industry: Nike vs. the Competition The current manufacturing practices of the sneaker industry‚ in particular companies such as Nike‚ Reebok‚ Adidas‚ Converse‚ and New Balance‚ takes place throughout the globe. With the industry experiencing severe competition‚ and the product requiring intensive labour‚ firms are facing extreme pressure to increase their profit margins through their sourcing practices. The following paper
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Decision Making Process Tara Wagner MGT230 April 1‚ 2013 George DeMetropolis I can honestly say that most of the decisions that I have made over the years have been spur of the moment. I was never really that great at planning out any of my decisions that I made. Most of the spur of the moment decision that I have made turned out to be the right decisions at the time. One of my biggest decisions was joining
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2. What are the major factors in today’s business environment? The major factors in today’s business environment are: (Market-related) strong competition‚ expansion of global markets‚ electronic markets blooming on the Internet‚ innovative marketing methods‚ opportunities for outsourcing with IT support‚ and need for real time on-demand transactions (Consumer demand-related) wanting customization‚ wanting quality‚ diversity of products‚ and speed of delivery‚ and customers becoming powerful
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DECISION MAKING INTRODUCTION Decision making is an essential aspect of modern management. It is a primary function of management. A manager’s major job is sound/rational decision-making. He takes hundreds of decisions consciously and subconsciously. Decision-making is the key part of manager’s activities. Decisions are important as they determine both managerial and organizational actions. A decision may be defined as "a course of action which is consciously chosen from among a set of alternatives
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gMarketing-process of moving goods and services to customers Marketing activities-product development‚ research‚ communication‚ distribution‚ pricing and service Need – Want – Demand- need is essential (food‚ shelter) want is not (car‚ laptop) demand is desire to have Exchange-a trade of values between two parties Marketing System- network that permits interaction between buyers and sellers Maslow’s hierarchy of need- a diagram showing how people seek to satisfy their needs (from physiological
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Decision making across the organization Introduction Capital Intensive: A business process or an industry that requires large amounts of money and other financial resources to produce a good or service. A business is considered capital intensive based on the ratio of the capital required to the amount of labor that is required. (investopedia) Labor Intensive: A process or industry that requires a large amount of labor to produce its goods or services. The degree of labor intensity is typically
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Introduction An appropriate decision making has played a major role in the success of any business management. The success of the business and projects is depending on the decision making of the management and leadership. Making good decisions is fundamental to obtain a good performance in organisation. There are some decision that make huge consequences that can change the role in the organisations and can changes the process of operation of the companies‚ the choices that the organisations daily
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