I. STATEMENT/RECOGNITION OF DECISION REQUIREMENT/PROBLEM Facts of the Case Pinnacle is a small‚ publicly held Indiana-based machine tool company which is currently losing market shares due to aggressive pricing which have an impact on its profit margin. Don Anglos‚ Pinnacle’s CEO‚ heard a credible rumor that a chief competitor of Pinnacle is planning a hostile takeover of Hoilman‚ Inc. Don Anglos has to decide whether Pinnacle should attempt to acquire Hoilman‚ Inc.‚ a company known for
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human resource and terminal managers considered that executive’s solution was inappropriate. As a result‚ it was impossible for them to handle‚ did the number of passengers not only plunged dramatically but rivals also had been picking off Greyhound’s customers. To understand more deeply about what is going on in Greyhound Lines‚ we turn to discuss about the way executive managers made decision and analyze what was not satisfactory. 1. Was the decision facing Greyhound executives‚ programmed
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Home [pic]http://jayhanson.us/america.htm [pic] Decision Making and Problem Solving by Herbert A. Simon and Associates Associates: George B. Dantzig‚ Robin Hogarth‚ Charles R. Piott‚ Howard Raiffa‚ Thomas C. Schelling‚ Kennth A. Shepsle‚ Richard Thaier‚ Amos Tversky‚ and Sidney Winter. Simon was educated in political science at the University of Chicago (B.A.‚ 1936‚ Ph.D.‚ 1943). He has held research and faculty positions at the University of California (Berkeley)‚ Illinois Institute of Technology
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Chuck Jones aimed to have a new design decision process supported by data and surveys instead of a return or payoff on the investment approach. At first when he presented his idea‚ authorities requested poof and Mr. Jones was unable to show them proof. Then M. Jones started his process. 1. As a first step‚ he surveyed 15 "design-centric" companies‚ including BMW‚ Nike‚ and Nokia. To his surprise‚ few had a system for forecasting return on design 2. Mr. Jones needed to provide a new plan to focus
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Leadership and Decision Making Introduction Leadership is when one gives direction to a group or organization. Leaders consistently make executive decisions. It is important that leadership do not fall into psychological traps hindering them from succession planning‚ product development‚ and acquisition (Hammond‚ Keeney and Raiffa‚ 2006). According to “The Hidden Traps in Decision Making” article written by Hammond‚ Keeney and Raiffa (2006)
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Visual Decision co-founders‚ Alexandre Cvetkovic and Guy Arsenault‚ spent 15 years researching decision making technology before coming up with Decision Lab 2000 (www.visualdecision.com). Visual Decision has world wide clients. Some of them include NASA-Stennis Space Center(U.S.A)‚ Michelin(Brazil)‚ National University Athens(Greece)‚ and Civil Engineering‚ QUT(Australia). Decision Lab 2000 is designed for multicriteria decisions. This software utilizes two methods for decision making‚ the
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was any way to avoid sharing this information. When faced with situations like these‚ it sometimes feels like there are no “right” answers. What are your reactions to the three ethical dilemmas? What other information would be helpful to know about these situations to make a decision? CHAPTER FOCUS Virtue or Character Ethics Principle-Based Ethics: Developing Moral Rules Utilitarian Theories: Doing the Most Good for the Most People Deontological Theories: Balancing Rights and Obligations
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MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING The business executive is by profession a decision maker. Uncertainty is his opponent. Overcoming it is his mission. John McDonald TOPIC OUTLINE * Characteristics of Managerial Decisions * The Stages of Decision Making * The Best Decision * Barriers to Effective Decision Making * Decision Making in Groups * Managing Group Decision Making * Organizational Decision Making * Techniques in Decision Making ADDITIONAL TOPICS
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with our Space Program‚ our Aeronautics Program‚ and our Aerospace Program. N.A.S.A. was established on July 29‚ 1958‚ became operational on October 1st‚ 1958 and replaced the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (N.A.C.A). Some of N.A.S.A.’s projects include the Skylab space station‚ the Apollo missions‚ and the Space Shuttle program. Currently it is developing the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and overseeing the International Space Station (I.S.S.) and the Launch Services Program (L
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with business-related decisions. However‚ the making of such decisions in the real world is often unstructured. The term ‘rational decision making’ epitomises the confusion and widely varying interpretations surrounding this phenomenon. A process-oriented approach may‚ therefore‚ seem different from traditional ways of arriving at a choice. Nevertheless‚ the benefits of adopting such an approach are significant‚ and its use seems certain to improve managerial decision making in organisations. The
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