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MHR 405 Lecture : Chapter 8 - MHR 405

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12 Oct 2011
School
Ryerson University
Department
Human Resources
Course
MHR 405
Professor
Frank Miller

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Creativity: the ability to discern new relationships, examine subjects from new perspectives and to form new concepts from existing notions. Can be a personalit y trait or an achievement. Divergent thinking: an individuals ability to generate several potential solutio ns to a problem. Decision making: a concious process of making choices among one or more alternat ives and developing a commitment to a course of action. Programmed decision: a simple, routine matter for which a manager has an establi shed decision rule. Non-programmed decision: a new, complex decision that requires a creative soluti on. Effective decision: a timely decision that meets a desired objective and is acce pted by the individuals affected by it. Ethical decision: a decision that is made after exploring alternatives and their consequences so that actions are consistent with ones personal values and commo nly held values of the organization and society.

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Related Questions

1. Did Plant Fantasies owner Teresa Carleo follow the rational decision-making process to launch Plant Fantasies? Explain…basing your response on your understanding of the steps in the process as described in Chp 5.

2a. Give an example of a programmed decision at Plant Fantasies. 2b. Give an example of a nonprogrammed decision at Plant Fantasies.

3. Give an example of the process or steps you go thru to make an important, potentially high impact personal decision.

4. What do you think is the biggest obstacle to making good personal decisions---you may choose to link this answer to the kind of decision you described in #3 above.

5a. Do you think it is easier to make decisions as an individual or as part of a group? Explain. 5b. Which approach, individual or group, do you feel is more likely to result in a better decision? Explain.

from video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwulYEYwL3M

When an individual weighs her options and makes a choice that maximizes her benefit at the minimum cost, economists refer to this as a process of

a) objective decision-making because the value of goods is determined objectively.

b) rational decision-making.

c) random decision-making.

d) marginal management analysis.

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What term is used to describe the process of developing theorganization's objectives and translating those into courses ofaction?

a.decision making

b.planning

c.improving

d.supervising