MN101: Business Analysis and Decision Making 2011-12 ESSAY SUBMISSION DATE: 12 noon on 10th January 2013 Coursework You must submit 3 word-processed essays (word length: maximum 1‚500 words for each essay‚ excluding any exhibits and references) from the list below. Answer any THREE questions. 1. To what extent are a company’s annual report and accounts useful in understanding and analysing its market‚ productive and financial performance? Discuss using an extended example. 2. To what extent can
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If your decision making style is analytic‚ you take pleasure in resolving challenges and dilemmas. An analytic style decision maker is inventive and likes to investigate significant amounts of information before making a decision (Pennino‚ 2002). They are flexible and can operate well‚ even under demanding circumstances. Unfortunately‚ this style of decision making can be very lengthy and inefficient. An analytic decision maker wants to use direct observation‚ figures‚ and specifics when coming to
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Corporate Strategy and Decision Making Lecture 3: Rational and Administrative Models of Decision The rational decision model Under the rational model of decision making‚ the assumption is made that participants have agreed in advance that making a decision is the right process to follow and that the rules and language of decision making are understood by all. The rational model aims at making optimal decisions on the basis of a careful evaluation of alternative courses of action. Depending on
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Decision-Making Case Study Decision-Making Case Study Effective decision-making is a major component in managing an organization‚ resources‚ and staff members. Managers may make dozens of important decisions daily that affect the operations‚ quality‚ and success of their organization. Not all managers have the natual ability to be effective decision-makers but that does not mean this is an unatainable skill. With the use of tools and intelligent use of resources‚ this skill can be developed
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Decision Making Model Analysis Decision-making and critical thinking have a distinct relationship‚ it is a relationship where one is used as a support tool for the other. Critical Thinking is ... conceptualized as a process of active critical and creative inquiry. It is viewed as a cognitive approach to an active‚ rational assessment of information... and is based on an awareness and understanding of a set of logical analyses that permit a rational evaluation of arguments.’ Decision
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Decision making is crucial to a positive outcome in business strategy. Sometimes‚ the basis for success or failure depends on the decisions that have been made along the way. While we don’t always pay attention to the specific textbook decision making process‚ these steps ultimately should be followed to aid in the goal of making the right decisions. The first step in the decision making process is to identify and define the problem. This is probably the most difficult of the steps because you
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The Hidden Traps In Decision Making Hammond‚ John S.‚ Ralph L. Keeney‚ and Howard Raiffa. Harvard Business Review January 2006‚ Vol. 84 Issue 1‚ p. 118-126 Decision-making is apart of our every day routine. Making the right or wrong decisions can have a significant impact on our careers‚ health‚ education and almost all aspects of life. Before devising a strategic course of action‚ wise managers evaluate the situation confronting them. Making the right decisions is the most important
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Information Based Decision Making Terms of Reference .................................................................................................... 3 1. Be able to identify and select sources of data and information ............................ 4 Data and Information .............................................................................................. 4 Characteristics of Good Information ............................................................................... 6 Sources
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PERSONAL VALUES AND DECISION MAKING PROCESS To discuss personal values and decision making‚ we need to know the definition of decision making is ’A principle‚ standard‚ or quality considered worthwhile or desirable. ’ “Values are a major motivating force for people because they categorise how people attach meaning‚ worth and importance to things. When a person ’s values are matched‚ they feel complete and satisfied. If values are not met‚ there is a sense of dissatisfaction‚ unease or
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1. Background People make countless decisions every day‚ and the consequences of these choices significantly affect our physical‚ mental‚ social‚ and economic well being [21‚ 25]. Although the decision making process seems like an effortless task as it can be done unconsciously‚ we should appreciate the true complexity of the whole process. A high level of cognitive processes‚ as well as the evaluation of the outcome including the comparison between the expectation‚ and the consequences is mandatory
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