Essays on Decision

All individuals are required to make various decisions in their personal and professional life. It is important for individuals to make legal decisions that have high moral values. Intention refers to the purpose of actions performed by an individual irrespective of the right or wrong outcome of actions. When an action is performed with good intention, it will be ethically correct action, even if the outcome of the action is harmful to others. People, in personal or professional life, often take decisions that are not ethically correct but are performed with good intention. This paper intends to evaluate the Continue reading...

Question 1

Over many year, Sainsbury company was operating with the same supply chain and the It system. These systems were outdated. Since they were created long before, so the new firms in the market as Tesco Plc had started to overtake Sainsbury In terms of the market share since they had the recent technologies in supply chain. Davis took up the task to sprucing the supply chain. He introduced new automated system, and they responded well in the first four years and later on problems started to arise since the stores were full and on the shelves there were no Continue reading...

The case study on Salt Lake City, the Olympics, and Bribery manifested a complex scenario, which demands a critical valuation. The case involved the perceived default by professional heads of the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee (SLCOC) and members from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who have the full understanding of the ethical and legal stipulations of their work. The analysis of the case requires exclusive consideration of all facets ranging from the activities, circumstances that led to the occurrences, the individuals involved and the required rules as well as the regulations governing the corporates. Therefore, the analysis would Continue reading...

Criticism of deviance base practices

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Introduction; 5
Concept & Nature Of Evidence - based Practice; 5
Investigation Scope; 6
Practice Implications & Observations; 6
Conclusion; 8
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In this article, an analysis over the conduct of evidence-based practice is studied as a working strategy for relevant applied knowledge in the functional fields of learning and practice. The obvious concerns consist over the reliability and validity check of the evidence - based practice over the objection of the impact of the humanitarian aspect. Instead, we suggest that Praxis-based knowledge informed by different forms of knowledge is a better option, with a greater potential to Continue reading...

Contesting for a political position in the United States has become an increasingly costly affair for aspiring candidates. The need to attract voters through lavishly staged campaigns has led to the heightening of the amounts of money that individuals can contribute to their preferred candidates. This article explains the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to abolish limits imposed on the election spending. The Court’s ruling was issued towards the beginning of the campaign period, and would most probably intensify the pivotal role that campaign funds plays in American politics. The decision seemed to change the Finance Continue reading...

Media Ethics

The integration of the electronic media has affected our daily life globally. Tools applying in the electronic media offer a mechanism to communicate effectively without the limitations of geographical distances. Electronic media enables interactions between different cultures worldwide. Web based forums such as YouTube enable users to interact online and share information. It is crucial to maintaining professional boundaries in the environment of electronic communication. The limitation of an effective framework in this environment is due to lack of clear and defined interaction as well as the rules of engagement. It is possible for people to violate professional Code Continue reading...

My recent decision to purchase low quantity of petrol for my car every month will be a suitable example to illustrate how the change in price of a good will affect its quantity demanded. As per law of demand, ‘’ There is a negative relationship between price of a good and its quantity demanded. In other words, keeping all the other things constant, as the price of a good increase, the quantity demanded of that particular good decrease and vice-versa’’.
Similarly, over past 6 months, the price of petrol has increased by $3/unit. This has affected by purchase decision and Continue reading...

1. Steps involved in decision making.
Decision making starts with identifying the purpose of the decision, followed by informing the gathering for brainstorming and analyzing the options, then selecting the best alternative which is followed by an executive decision and last is the evaluation of the results.
2. Different ways of making decisions.

Different ways of making decisions are autocratic rule, consultative decision, majority rule, unanimous vote, participative decision or consensus decision.

3. Judgment shortcuts during in decision making.
A mental shortcut that is referred to as heuristics, is the process allows people in making decisions quicker. It involves considering the important features of the options and evaluating each option.
4. Advantages and disadvantages of group decision making?
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The U.S’ government decision to wage war on Vietnam without a good plan of war involving clear-cut strategies and plans was one decision they poorly made. Therefore, it resulted to a prolonged Vietnam War and made the victory indeterminate for them (Yancey, 2001). The war was between the North Vietnam which was a communist state backed by other communist nations such as the Soviets and China, against the U.S, South Vietnam forces together with other anti-communist nations. People fought the war in North Vietnam. This war took place as a way to stop the spread of communism as the Continue reading...

Purchase decisions about products sometimes hold greater importance for buyers; whereas, other times it is considered a routine purchase. High involvement products are those that involve the buyer’s attention in the form of greater time and greater resources. On the other hand, low involvement products are those which do not require the buyer’s attention as they are usually conditioned towards making similar purchases. When people spend a greater amount on a product or service they ensure they are not fooled into spending their money. Consequently, this requires the buyer to be aware of the product and most Continue reading...

Introduction

Racism continues to be a complex and controversial issue to the American society because it has diverse facets.
Racial inequality is discrimination, which is based on the races of people, particularly in the socioeconomic advancement. Over the years, racism has commonly featured in the US society. Its forms may have changed overtime, but there are issues such as infant mortality rates, unemployment, poverty rates and incomes showing that it remains as an unresolved issue. The Marxist theory shows that racism affects the potential unity between the capitalist and working classesRacism and Racial Discrimination
There have been major events that Continue reading...

Report on the Sherriff’s Take on the Law Enforcement Sector

Report on the Sherriff’s Take on the Law Enforcement Sector
My election to the post of Sheriff has convinced me that the county expects me to re-organize a dysfunctional department. I plan to start with the very basics and will reconsider the way that the department is structured and managed. I have agreed to create a report for the county commissioners, to earn their support for my reform plans.Structure
Organizations have a formal structure, which is the manner in which an organization is organized by those with the responsibility of doing so. These managers create formal structures that Continue reading...

The Cisco TelePresence t3 is a video conferencing and networking system that has been developed by Tandberg Company as any easy, safer and cheaper way to communicated remotely via teleconferencing across all boarders. It incorporates a powerful combination of technologies that have been designed to bring out a well collaborative interaction with other people and businesses across the world making them feel like they are in the same room. It has the power to transform businesses through maximising benefits and productivity, at the same time reducing costs, fastening the decision making process, increase the rate of products accessing the Continue reading...

Steps that Group takes to Solve Problems

Define the problem
Problem solving begins with determining what the problem is. The group members consider undertaking problem solving because of the difficulty felt. They experience the effects and symptoms of a possible problem rather than problem itself. The following questions will help in identifying the problem.

A. In what situation is the problem occurring?

B. What is the difficulty in general?
The group can be able to determine what the problem is if they obtain answers to the above questions.
Problem Analysis
Problem analysis is the second step after identifying the problem, specifically the results and the cause of the problem. The group avoids allowing opinion Continue reading...

Ethical dilemma

Since the United States is arguably the most natural disaster prone area in the whole world, it occurred to me that working at the center for Preparedness and Recovery might be wise career choice for me. Besides, helping people in times of need has always been a calling of mine. This work was also very well suited for me since I grew up in a morally strong background. Everyone in my family was involved in one way, or another in giving back to the community. Therefore, this job is much as a duty for my country as much as Continue reading...

Part 1

In the movie 13 days, one can identify ten skills and behaviours of leadership amongst certain characters. The first skill of leadership that can be identified in the movie is, in some parts, certain leaders seem to take upon themselves to encourage others when situations get out of hand. Through direct eye contact, they relay a friendly message and warm response to the other within the group. One can identify a unique skill of leadership that some characters seem to portray in influencing courage within the groups. It is important for leaders to take into account others feeling, and Continue reading...

Article Summary

Mental accounting is a group of cognitive operations that households and individuals use individuals to organise, evaluate, and keep track of business operations. The article summarises the current state of our components of mental knowledge about how people engage in mental accounting. The article is a depth analysis of mental accounting in relation to personal decision-making. The author starts by introducing mental accounting. According to the author, the difference between mental accounting and financial and managerial accounting is the fact that mental accounting involves households and individuals and not organisations.
The other also highlights the process of mental decision-making. Continue reading...

Question 1

Alzheimer is a disease that mainly affects the elderly. Individuals who suffer from this ailment usually experience irreversible and progressive brain function impairment. This leads to reduced intellectual ability.
Several signs and symptoms may occur in an individual, and these may lead to a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The most common of these include changes in behavior, mood and memory loss. Apart from there are several other occurrences that may lead to a probable diagnosis. Most of the are cognitive disturbances and include things such as failure to identify and recognize common objects, disturbances in planning, sequencing, Continue reading...

Before the Brown Decision in 1954, the discrimination against Black Americans was quite evident. Even though the declaration of independence stated that all men are equal, Black Americans were treated differently compared to the Whites. In fact, there were laws that were passed that provide the segregation of races. As a result, Blacks and Whites were not allowed to use the same facilities such as public schools and transports. The social status was changed as well as the negative treatment against Black Americans after Brown Decision.
The everyday life of African-Americans may have been challenging as the public has Continue reading...

Question one

London Care is an organization with an extremely controversial appraisal process. It has defined a system that may not be applicable in most companies. The organization makes decisions on the extent by which a given decision shall favor the majority in the organization. For example, the management is fully aware of the exclusive talent that Sander possesses in execution of her duties, but goes ahead to listen to the views of the majority who are not happy with Sander’s competence.
This kind of decision-making process is full of challenges and may cause extremely much trouble to the organization. Continue reading...

Part A

Description of the Situation
Faslane started performing poorly due to leadership and structural loopholes that allowed the management and outsiders to interact in unprofessional ways and develop rifts. The employees could not share ideas due to fear of leakages and disputes from the political class. This threatened market position for Faslane; thus, the need for change and new management arose within Faslane. Howie and Craig undertook massive changes within the institution. They aimed at extending the management levels of the institution to involve other people within the system and developing quality market relations. This paper analyzes the concepts and Continue reading...

The primary role of physicians in hospitals is to help save lives to the best of their abilities. Life support systems introduce ethical concerns and legal issues in the medical practice. Life support systems are usually regarded as a form of treatment that may assist the patient to recover and then the patient can be nursed into normal health when the life support system is removed. Currently, medical lawsuits against hospitals and physicians have made hospitals be more careful when dealing with issues of life support systems. According to Humphrey (2004, p46), physicians have opted to use other non-controversial Continue reading...

Abstract

Decision-making is process physicians do in various aspects of their professional care provision endurance. However, the critical nature of decision-making in the health sector makes physicians vulnerable. The best decisions yield the best quality in care provision. In this context, the formulations of decision support systems have been an aspect of concern in the contemporary health care society. The numerous cases of physicians making wrong decisions and jeopardizing the quality of care have been a topic of criticism that could be effectively solved by these decision support systems. A comprehensive analysis of various case studies depicting the success and Continue reading...

The question could ever war be justified still possesses the minds of contemporary scholars and philosophers, as it is still one of the most controversial questions nowadays. The decision of starting a war has always been one of the most difficult for politics not mentioning the evident reasons for it. A useful guidance for all the people that will be affected by war has always been provided by the just war theory; however, it is too subjective for modern society.
Just war theory is the result of thoughts and ideas developed by various philosophers through all the history of Continue reading...

GM Recall and its Implications to the 2st Century Management

Introduction
In every business, challenges are bound to occur. One of the challenges bound to occur is customer complaints. Whether in the hotel industry, communications industry or the banking industry, customers will come to complain about one thing or another. However, what makes the difference is the manner in which an organization addresses the customer complaints. For some companies, customer complaints provide the best opportunity to carry out self-examination and address the issues raised; however, for other businesses, customer complaints are normal experiences hence business continues as usual. This is not the best way to run a business especially Continue reading...

Introduction

In research, ethics refers to principles held by individuals that could change the way of thinking used in the research based solely on the actions carried out and the decisions that were made. Ethics is the decision-making process bases on whether the entity being decided on is right or wrong. Research in the science and in this case, the field of nursing is governed by values that also govern communities and individuals. When conducting research in the field of nursing, there are three governing value systems: that of nursing, science and the societal aspect. The nursing aspect is concerned Continue reading...

Analysis of Bedove’s Decision to Develop Windows Phone in Partnership with Microsoft

Introduction
Management’s decision making is a crucial foundation for an organization and better decision making results to effective problem solving that has a great ability to improve organization’s performance. In that respect, the quality of decisions made by management is important hence forming the objective of this discussion which seeks to analyze a decision made by an organization’s management. To achieve the objective, the discussion refers to Bedove’s need to partner with Microsoft for purpose of using Microsoft’s windows for its touch screen mobile phones as a strategic way to enhance competitiveness. To begin Continue reading...

Introduction

In nursing practice, it is important that the conduct of a nurse is guided by identified and laid down ethical and legal considerations in the administration of care to the patients. The patient has the right to understand the course of action intended for them, and consent to its implementation. The American Nurses Association has developed a list of code of ethics that act as a guide in informing the decisions taken by the nurses in administration of care and treatment. Some of the issues it lists as pertinent for nurses adhering to ethical conduct are;
- Respect for Continue reading...

The nursing profession, just like any other profession, is bound by ethics, rules and regulations. The most pertinent legal and ethical issues revolve around getting the consent of the patient for any given treatment. However, when the patient is incapable of giving an informed and voluntary consent, the nurse may have to act in the best interests of the patient. This is applicable to both adults and children.

Mature Minor Concept

One of the most controversial legal and ethical doctrines in the nursing profession is the mature minor doctrine. The mature minor doctrine is a statutory, regulatory policy stating that un-emancipated minors Continue reading...

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Summary

Authoritative leadership creates boundaries, in the line of human interaction and understanding. Such power encourages result-oriented concepts rather than holistic-approach of issues. Consequently, workers’ rights are violated such as freedom of expression and decision-making (Tomey, 2009). Subsequently, workers experience stress as pressure is mounted on their work output. Consequentially, capabilities of workers are severely exploited such as cognitive power and physical strength. Contrary, workplace should adopt a democratic leadership where employees’ freedom and opinions are respected. Such a leader integrates team-work through adopting transparency, trust and integrity among workers. Communication skills are paramount because they create aspects of Continue reading...

Recommendation on approach to follow in the installation of a company real-time vehicle locator

In a medium-sized town from the west, the system of vehicle-locating should rhyme with the geographical size of the town. Some of the factors that are supposed to be considered are the strength of the signal, which will lead to viability of the location process of the vehicles that are installed with the tracking device within the town. Ideally, there are a number of issues that should be identified and solved. In a dense urban centre, there are factors that are essential before determining the strategy to install the system. These include the density and structures of buildings are Continue reading...

Introduction

The case dwells upon a decision, which is to be taken by the Global Positioning System Navigator (GPSN) Manager Wally Wizard at the largest automobile manufacturer in the United States, Behemoth Motors Corp (BMC). The scope of the decision looks at two alternatives: 1) in-house production of 8,000 units of GPSN per months to be installed on the Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV), and 2) outsourcing of this production volume to reasonably new Far East Enterprises (FEE) Company under the terms of two-year contract. There are three critical aspects that should be considered as part of the decision-making process: Continue reading...

- The dilemma involves fidelity to a client who is unable to communicate. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been married for sixty years. Now in his mid-eighties, Mr. Smith has suffered several strokes that have rendered him semicomatose. Mrs. Smith is legally blind, walking with the aid of a cane. She remains perceptive, however, and makes all of the financial decisions for the couple. She also oversees all of Mr. Smith’s medical decisions. Mr. Smith was recently admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and bedsores, but Mrs. Smith has elected, even in her current state, to take him Continue reading...

Ethical Dilemma 1: Gun Rally

Ethics serves as an integral part of the justice system, including areas covering criminal law. The subject defines any discipline dealing with good and evil and with moral duty” or that which involves principles that can be defined as moral (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). One part of the definition that sounds complementing, is that ethics involves a combination of both cognition and behavioral principles. These are the basic and concrete foundation on which any form of ethics, including criminal ethics, is based.
The first dilemma in this case is deeply enshrined in work ethics relating to the police force. It is Continue reading...

Decision analysis is a combination of theory, professional, philosophy, and methodology practices used to dress business issues in a formal way. Through decision analysis, quantitative, systematic and visual approach that can be used to address and evaluate important choices faced by the business. It includes several procedures, tools, and methods for identifying, assessing, representing and recommended action to solve a given issues. The decision analysis promotes development and logical use of method to improve decision making models in private and public enterprises. The model for decision analysis entails objectives for decision making, techniques for decision making, decision assessment, and Continue reading...

Transformational leadership symbolizes the essential and significant quality for the successful management of the transformational changes in the organization (Bass & Avolio, 1994). A transformational leader with his exceptional qualities can properly lead an organization help the people to achieve their ultimate goal. Sam Walton, who is the founder of Wal-Mart, is one of those transformational leaders, who have utilized every opportunity in order to inspire and lead the people for achievement of the ultimate goal (Daft & Marcic, 2012). Sam Walton is regarded as a transformational leader due to the qualities such as his method of appreciation for the employees. Continue reading...

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- Buyer Attributes and their Impact
Different factors impact decision making process. With respect to buyer attributes, the motivation to purchase a product is one of the basic reasons that encourage an individual to make purchase decision. For instance, the case discusses the decline in casual dining that has taken place by street dining as people are in a hurry and don’t have enough time to sit and eat casually. Moreover another reason behind decline in casual is the attitude of consumers that are shifted to online orders that have become norms of American people. In addition, Continue reading...

Introduction

Legal Brief is a written procedural argument of the case in court of law. It outlines court orders during a case in a manner that is easy to understand. Legal Brief is categorized into Appellate Brief and Student Brief according to state laws (Tomkovicz & White, 2012, p.23). Appellate Brief contains records of court proceedings of the case in an Appellate Court while Student Brief is a short analysis of case proceedings that is used for the purpose of learning. In this case, we are going to consider the Student Brief for the purpose of analysis of the case of Continue reading...

Managerial decision making is one of the most challenging activities of corporate America. As the business world becomes more competitive due to the establishment of a level platform with the advancement in technology and communication, managers are consistently under pressure to make sound decisions for the survival of their enterprises. With this regard, various strategies have been developed to aid managers in the decision making process. This paper will aim at revealing the various sound strategies and how to use them as a manager and deliver stellar performance (Bridge & Dodds, 1975). The strategies involve the use of various decision Continue reading...

Ethical issues arise in clinical practice on a daily basis. Nurses and other healthcare practitioners face a lot of dilemmas that are ethically determined or driven. Ethical behaviors among nurses are determined by various factors; this is the reason why what is considered ethical in one society could be unethical in another society. Working in an emergency department lead to increase in ethical issues. Ethical issues in nursing are exacerbated by lack of information, high incidence of cognitive abilities, and time constraint (Ulrich et al, 2010). One of the ethical issue that I have seen arise in a clinical Continue reading...