Group decision making

What is Sears’ management trying to achieve through decisions with respect to financial reporting for uncollectible accounts? Management’s objective was to find alternatives to better manage the way credit card charges were collected. The new system that was being used allowed the company to charge off customers’ accounts that neglected to make a payment within eight billing cycles. The intention of the new system was to assist the company in better managing their collection efforts giving them…

hospital, and by virtue of seniority and the key decision maker for organ transplant cases, involving Jerry, 55-year-old male, a family man and mid-level manager, Lisa 12-year-old female with lifelong health issues, Ozzy, 38-year-old male who happened to be a homeless drug abuser, and finally Dr.Doe, 35-year-old male an oncologist and also Lisa’s dad. Who are all waiting and hoping for suitable heart to become available and a quick sound decision to be made pertaining which of these patients…

UTILITARIANISM Luke could apply the theory of utilitarianism to help him make a decision. Utilitarianism is when an individual must decide which option does more harm than good to the stakeholders. In a way, the stakeholders, or those affected by the business decisions, could be the nearby homeowners that will live by the adult entertainment retail store. If using utilitarianism, Luke would note that by not telling the nearby homeowners that their market value will significantly drop, the…

Ethical Dilemma Recently a few months ago, I was faced with an ethical dilemma which made me face a difficult decision of choosing between honesty and friendship. The weight of the decision I made during that time would weigh on my moral compass for future months to come. The incident occurred at the store where I was employed at the time. I had been an employee at this particular store for the past two years and within that period of time I came to befriend a female coworker of mine. She was…

forced to choose a path to undertake. Initially, the presentation of infinite possibilities upon the emergence of alternative routes is illustrated through the autumnal imagery “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood” establishes the archetypal dilemma of making the best judgement that enables progression at significant moments in life. The internal struggle between conflicting options and the speculative procedures within voyages is demonstrated through the extended metaphor in, “to where it bent…

and family gatherings as a time to be normal Melba, while making her time to be a fierce warrior at school. To balance both takes a large quantity of resilience because it is hard to be strong while suffering, but it takes a whole lot more strength to be yourself but Melba however has to do both continuously. Melba proves her emotional strength even more as she describes how she at first “Deeply resented being left out,” since she was “making huge sacrifices that would benefit everyone in the…

Determinism vs Freedom When discussing anything philosophical it is easy to find problems. These problems are usually one's perspective on the argument or experiment. In this case it is determinism vs freedom is the problem. These views can be one sided depending on the views of the writer. I lean towards the freedom part but I will try to stay as neutral as possible. Determinism is belief that all events even human actions are predetermined. Many philosophers say that this implies that we as…

influences on all parties involved (Baron, 2003). The perspective is meant to alleviate harm and optimize benefit by utilizing the approach of obtaining the greatest good for the greatest number. Precisely, the utilitarian standpoint is all about making decisions that cut across the needs of all involved…

competent to make decisions about their own care. The patient in the case, Mr. Howe was asked to make a lifesaving medical decision while in duress and not fully understanding the procedure and the potential outcome if he refused. In this case I believe the physician made the correct decision to intubate Mr. Howe against his explicit instructions not to. The physician made a determination that the patient was not accurately expressing his wishes as if he was of sound mind. This is decision to…

1.2 Reason for organisation using talent management The reason behind talent management in an association is to close the distance between high skilled, medium and in addition low talented specialists. Every last association have purported skilled and incompetent workforce. In order to overcome this distance businesses need to furnish representatives with preparing improvement programs. The performance distinctive between talented workforces and the less talented is gigantic. Talent improvement…