Running Head: APPLYING DECISION-MAKING SKILLS Applying Decision-Making Skills Wayne Lambeth ACC 260 December 2‚ 2012 Ms. Donna Adams The following assignment is designed to evaluate an ethical dilemma in this particular case. This case involves Mr. Albert Gable who is a CPA and there are several factors that need to be evaluated. This evaluation will include the description of the dilemma‚ the events that led to the dilemma‚ and the possible solution to the dilemma. The stakeholders
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zombie? Well in the video game “The Walking Dead” there are decisions that are made that can hurt or help you and the group that you may be put in. You would think that in a crisis situation you would make the right decision. But we realize that we question our decisions after they are made and we sit there and hope that they turn out to be good or bad for us in the short or long run. This game really makes you question your decision making and makes you think twice before you want to take charge of
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Values and Ethical Decision Making Values and Ethical Decision Making The company that I chose to compare to my Ethics Awareness Inventory Scoring Summary is Pfizer. Pfizer is a multination pharmaceutical company; they develop and produce medicines and vaccines for a wide range of conditions. Pfizer is a company had an annual income of 67 Billion dollars last year (P.‚ 2012). Some of the popular products that Pfizer makes are Advil‚ Celebrex‚ Viagra and Lipitor. The reason I chose Pfizer
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Foundations of Decision Making 1. In decision making‚ a problem can be defined as a discrepancy between what exists and what the problem solver desires to exist. Answer: True False Diff: 2 Page Ref: 84 Objective: 3.1 2. The second step in the decision-making process is identifying a problem. Answer: True False Diff: 1 Page Ref: 85 Objective: 3.1 3. A decision criterion defines factors that are relevant in a decision. Answer:
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Abstract The decision-making process has six stages that are; identifying and diagnosing the problem‚ generating alternative solutions to the problem‚ evaluating each alternatives solution‚ and making a decision on choosing a solution‚ then implementing that decision‚ and then evaluate the decision. (Thomas S. Bateman‚ 2011) My problem that I needed to figure out was choosing to go back to school and what school to attend. During this process‚ I did use some the steps in the decision-making process.
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Personal reflection on decision making The decision making process is evident everyday whether it be the decision to join an organization‚ leave an organization or merely choose to participate in an activity. There are many decision making theories that have been developed throughout the years‚ the majority of which have probably been used by everyone at some point during their life span‚ whilst they still attempt to find a suitable managerial decision making style for the future. On many occasions
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wrong when a conflict arises‚ but it is our moral responsibility to resolve the dilemmas to the best of our ability. This paper is going to explore the topic of ethical decision-making and establish ground rules for the process and analyze possible ethical implications that may arise. What are the ground rules? Making an ethical decision‚ at times‚ can be extremely difficult‚ as emotions tend to hinder ones judgment. For example‚ if a husband came upon his wife being beat to death‚ his first impulse
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“Discuss the rational decision-making model. Would this be an effective/realistic model to use in your current organization? Describe how you may use it while mitigating its weaknesses.” Individuals face daily judgments about decision making‚ although decisions can be categorized in two dimensions: personal and organizational and then into programmed and non programmed‚ as described by Vechhio (2006‚ p.183). Here we will cover rational decision-making model‚ and discuss how that applies
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Table A. Use of Four Corner Method in Ethical Decision Making Truth • She is sleeping on the job‚ while punched in. • Company policy states she is able to do what she wants on her own time‚ but sleeping while punched in is prohibited • Code of Ethics for Nurses Provisions 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ and 5 are being disputed as in violation. • Ethical principles: autonomy‚ beneficence‚ and nonmaleficense as well as justice. Fairness • If she was a patient‚ would she want her nurse sleeping while expecting that they
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Models‚ and Decision Making There are many theories‚ models‚ and principles in describing the ways that people make decisions. The expected utility theory is based on a normative theory of behavior. It describes how people would behave if they followed certain requirement of rational decision making (Plous‚ 1993‚ p. 80). Further studies showed that paradoxes such as framing effects violated the principles of expected utility theory which made researches turn to alternative models of decision making
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