Pick a decision you made recently that has had important consequences for you. I
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Question
Pick a decision you made recently that has had important consequences for you. It may be your decision about which college to attend, which major to select, whether to take a part-time job, or which part-time job to take. Using the material in this chapter, analyze how you made the decision.
Identify the criteria you used, either consciously or unconsciously, to guide your decision making.
List the alternatives you considered. Were they all possible alternatives? Did you unconsciously
How much information did you have about each alternative? Were you making the decision on the basis of complete or incomplete information?
Try to remember how you reached the decision. Did you sit down and consciously think through the implications of each alternative, or did you make the decision on the basis of intuition? Did you use any rule of thumb to help you make the decision?
Having answered the previous four questions, do you think in retrospect that you made a reasonable decision? What, if anything, might you do to improve your ability to make good decisions in the future?
subject: Mgt & Organizational Behavior 371
Explanation / Answer
The recent decision I made is to work with KFC as part- time job. I made this decision consciously because I wanted to earn at my own for my day to day expense. I knew as a working individual I will develop confidence in me and people around me will take me seriously and will build the image as a responsible person. Decision of Part –time job will give me flexibility to continue with current study and in fact it will help me to under better practical implications of operations in any organization in different departments. This practical information will helps me to understand the concept of theory what is being taught in my college, and will result in good academic performance. It will also help me as a guide line for me future: which career to choose as I will identify my interest and area in which I can excel.
The alternatives I considered:
Yes these all were the possible alternatives and is based consciously.
I have almost sufficient information related with each alternatives, information’s are as follows:
My decision is based on complete information
I sat down and consciously think through the implications of each alternative and then took the decisions. My decision is not based on my intuition, rather it is rational decision.
Yes I think I made a reasonable decision because I took on the basics of evaluating the various alternatives and thinking consciously, but want to improve certain ability in me to make good decisions that are as follows: