Risk factor

Underlying Assumption There are two possible solutions that we suggest earlier to solve this case, the first one is for Temasek to keep their shares in ABC Learning and the second is to sell it. We have several underlying assumptions to support each of our proposed solutions, that will help us to weigh the cost and benefit of them in order to rationalize our final decision. For keeping their shares, we have two main reasons. The first one is because Temasek has acquired a significant percentage…

avoiding the risk, as our department does now, is encouraging our declining sales in a negative manner for most cases. In Alex Lowy’s article on the paradoxes of problem solving, the author discusses this in what he calls Herbert Simon’s dilemma and the paradox where the solution is the problem (2011b). Herbert Simon’s dilemma discusses the paradox that in some cases a manager has to make use of their creativity and make things up to compensate for lacking information (2011b). This is a risk,…

“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is a very simple yet very symbolic poem. It’s a poem regarding various choices that one has to make in life and then live by the outcomes of the decisions made. The consequences of ones choices might turn out to be positive or negative but these decisions have a significant impact in the way one’s life turns out to be. The poet, Robert Frost, begins the poem with describing a walk in the forest on a fall day as the leaves are turning yellow. As he walks,…

Ethical Reasoning Ethical dilemmas can sometimes be very complex situations where the decision and individual makes could have a negative effect on either party, depending on which decision you choose. I believe that every person has the intention of doing the right thing but in some cases there is not a right choice and one or both sides of the situation could have negative consequences. For example lets take four individuals in a college setting, three guys and one girl. The guy’s names are…

Michelle, 26, and Jorge, 29 having been dating approximately 4 almost 5 years. She is from Ecuador and he is from Peru. They both felt in love when they meet for the first time at the University they both attend in Miami, Florida. As their fifth anniversary, approximate they have plans to celebrate it in a different way so for that they have planned to take a trip to Cancun, Mexico. But, in order to get the preparation started they are debating whether to take an airplane or to simply make it a…

Both quotes carry as much weight today as they did when they were first given. In order for any individual or government to make a proper decision, they require an adequate amount of information about the topic of the decision. Without this information it is impossible to determine what the outcome of your decisions could be. For a corporation this could mean going bankrupt, but for a government, this could be a major impact on your citizens or citizens of other countries. Say for example that…

Leaders in an educational organization are constantly involved in the decision-making process to solve routine challenges and problems of practice in an effective way to achieve an organizational goal. “Effective leaders try to quickly identify the cause of the problem, and they provide firm and confident direction to their team as they cope with the problem.” (Yukl G, 2012, p.70) It is, therefore, important for leaders to recognize the nature of the problem and then act accordingly to solve it…

parents which would influence the recommendation. My recommendation is to sell the idea to local clubs and eventually expand into more markets in the future. This idea would allow Jonathan to generate consistent revenue with a relatively low amount of risk Decision Criteria and Alternatives The most ideal solution would meet all these criteria: • Generate profit and revenue • Prevent competitors…

Risk management primarily refers to the risk of life that an organization must account and conduct procedures for, implying that the risk is already present and not created by the organization’s decisions which grants a protective coating for the consequences of the risk to be hidden. Risks can be managed in one of three categories: preventable risks, strategy risks, and external risks; which are categorized based on the level of controllability an organization can take accountability for.…

control assessment. The score describe me to have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes I interpret my success as a result of my skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, I attribute my success to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people 's help. As a consequence, I don 't always take the credit I deserve. The result also recommends that my self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if I realized that…