Category: Decision Making

Groupthink is a psychological state that occurs in a group of people. These people somehow desire to have order and a certain understanding in the group. Sometimes, this results in irrational or wrong making of decisions. This could even result in pathological disagreement in the group, mainly in decision-making. That is why it becomes a…

When making decisions in personal and professional lives, one must identify and compare opportunity costs. When comparing options, it is important to analyze every cost and other opportunities that one must give up. Choosing between taking an absence from work, moving out of town and pursuing a MBA degree full time or maintaining ones current…

Decision making is a critical part of the smooth functioning, successes and failures of any organisation; however, the process of arriving at a decision must be precise, so that it will yield the best results (Quain & Seidel 2019). According to Kreitner (1966) Decision making is a process of identifying and choosing an alternative course…

Introduction The purpose of this essay is to reflect on my own decision-making style, my strengths and weaknesses, the causes and consequences of the decisions. I will be using secondary data like the readings, theories, concepts and applications discussed in class for the analysis. The scope of the essay covers three past critical incidents in…

In S.E Hintons The outsiders and William Goldings lord of the flies violent decision making results in chaos. In Both Novels ferocious acts results in isolation, loss of innocence and Loyalty. The widening isolation is shown in the outsiders when pony boys parents die and his left home alone with his brothers and is always…

This essay will critically evaluate whether jurors can be relied upon to reach a fair verdict, by highlighting potential issues that could affect the jury making decision. One of the major threats to fair, logical, and rational jury decision-making is psychological bias, this essay will explore this in further detail by focusing on racial bias,…

There are many different models for decision making pertaining to classical and behavioral like satisficing. Satisficing refers to the satisfaction of how you do something or the outcome of it. When you are looking at the satisficing of something you are giving your best effort in completing that task effectively. There are perspective theories which…

The human need from Maslows hierarchy of needs of love and belonging refers to the particular human experiences of living in a community or society. A large focus is placed on the shared beliefs of groups of individuals as they attempt to navigate through the systems and customs of where they live. This brings light…

Abstract: Women are most powerful consumers in the world, as they control almost 80 percent of the household spending. No doubt when it comes to individual buying, women are the sole decision makers. But they also act as great influencers, when it comes to buying decision of the family. Economic dependence, improvement in education and…

A Paramedic’s job revolves around making informed decisions to deliver the most effective care for patients. The prehospital environments are called to have unpredictable and dynamic features which require paramedics to use a flexible and creative approach to decision-making. (Reay, 2018) . The paramedic role is also a forever changing and evolving one to adapt…