Decision Making
...be the totalitarian objective that we as individuals seek throughout our childhood and well into our adult lives; “the freedom of choice”. Then why does that statement seem to ring so true and prevalent in our society today? A culture where teachers and professors are now moving into the roles of “facilitators” where students are encouraged to get to answers to fundamental questions through discussions and finally making their own decision; as opposed to the fundamental “do as told” style. Well I think that basically comes down to the fact that history has shown us that there are multiple ways to achieve an objective and the only limit is our imagination. We need to learn how to make good decisions.
Good decision-making brings about a better life. It gives you some control over your life. In fact, many frustrations with oneself are caused by not being able to use one's own mind to understand the decision problem, and the courage to act upon it. A bad decision may force you to make another one, as Harry Truman said, "Whenever I make a bum decision, I go out and make another one." Just like the common truism, if the first button of one's coat is wrongly buttoned, all the rest will be crooked.
Good decisions are not accidents but are the results of sincere effort, proper direction, appropriate execution, and lastly but none the less important, great intentions. A decision is a final product of a specific mental/cognitive process by an individual or group (Wikipedia, __). When decision making is too complex or the interests at stake are too important, quite often we do not know or are not sure what to decide. In many instances, we resort to informal decision support techniques such as tossing a coin, asking an oracle, or just picking the one.
In order for us to examine the Management decision making styles we should first look at the correct decision...
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