The Decision-Making Process
Define decision and decision-making process.
Describe the eight steps in the decision-making process.
Explain the challenges managers face in identifying problems.
Discuss why decision criteria are important in the decision-making process.
Describe how managers develop, analyze, and select alternatives.
Explain what happens during implementation and evaluation.
Short presentation on Decision making.
Decision making variables, Types of managerial decision, Decision making process and Techniques for Stimulating Creativity
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Decision Making PowerPoint PPT Content Modern SampleAndrew Schwartz
164 slides include: the 6 C's of decision making, inherent personal and system traps, decision trees, decision making methods and tips, 4 slides on the GOR approach to decision making, common pitfalls in decision making, effective strategies in making decisions, the 8 major decision making traps and how to effectively minimize each, different decision making perspectives, 3 different types of analysis (grid analysis - paired comparison analysis, and cost/benefit analysis), utilizing planning and overarching questions, 4 modes of decision making and 6 factors in decision making plus more.
Short presentation on Decision making.
Decision making variables, Types of managerial decision, Decision making process and Techniques for Stimulating Creativity
Decision Making remains one enigma for managers. Although no prescription can be offered for mastering this technique yet these fillers will certainly improve your skill
Decision Making PowerPoint PPT Content Modern SampleAndrew Schwartz
164 slides include: the 6 C's of decision making, inherent personal and system traps, decision trees, decision making methods and tips, 4 slides on the GOR approach to decision making, common pitfalls in decision making, effective strategies in making decisions, the 8 major decision making traps and how to effectively minimize each, different decision making perspectives, 3 different types of analysis (grid analysis - paired comparison analysis, and cost/benefit analysis), utilizing planning and overarching questions, 4 modes of decision making and 6 factors in decision making plus more.
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Decision Making
Sources of Organizational and Entrepreneurial Decisions
Classification of Decision Situations
Strategic Decision Making
Strategy Selection
Evaluation of Portfolios
Boston Consulting Group Matrix
GE Matrix
Operational Decision Making
Applying Structure to the Decision-Making Process
Techniques that Enhance Quality in Decision Making
Ethical and Social Implications in Decision Making
Quantitative Decision-Making Aids
Attributes of Effective Decision Makers
Decision Making: Decision Making Process, Stages in Decision Making, Individu...Ashish Hande
Decision Making: Decision Making Process, Stages in
Decision Making, Individual and Organizational Decision
Making, Decision Making Models, Information System
support for Decision Making Phases
what is decision making, conditions of decision making, decision making under certainty, decision making under uncertainty, decision making under risk, process of decision making, how to effactive decision making
A good leader takes the lead. A good leader has personality, courage, clear vision with ambition to succeed. A good leader encourages the team to perform to their optimum all the time and drives organisational success.
Define and understand communication and the communication process
List and overcome the filters/barriers in a communication process
Practice active listening
Tips to improve verbal and non verbal communication
Decision making, Importance of
Decision-Making, Characteristics of
Decision-Making, Essentials for effective
Decision-Making, Types/ categories of Problems and Decisions, TYPES OF BUSINESS DECISIONS, Open decision making System, Decision Making Environment, The Classical Model of decision making, Decision making process, Decision Making Style
Decision Making
Sources of Organizational and Entrepreneurial Decisions
Classification of Decision Situations
Strategic Decision Making
Strategy Selection
Evaluation of Portfolios
Boston Consulting Group Matrix
GE Matrix
Operational Decision Making
Applying Structure to the Decision-Making Process
Techniques that Enhance Quality in Decision Making
Ethical and Social Implications in Decision Making
Quantitative Decision-Making Aids
Attributes of Effective Decision Makers
Decision Making: Decision Making Process, Stages in Decision Making, Individu...Ashish Hande
Decision Making: Decision Making Process, Stages in
Decision Making, Individual and Organizational Decision
Making, Decision Making Models, Information System
support for Decision Making Phases
what is decision making, conditions of decision making, decision making under certainty, decision making under uncertainty, decision making under risk, process of decision making, how to effactive decision making
A good leader takes the lead. A good leader has personality, courage, clear vision with ambition to succeed. A good leader encourages the team to perform to their optimum all the time and drives organisational success.
Define and understand communication and the communication process
List and overcome the filters/barriers in a communication process
Practice active listening
Tips to improve verbal and non verbal communication
Why Look at Individual Behavior?
Describe the focus and the goals of organizational behavior.
Explain why the concept of an organization as an iceberg is important to understanding organizational behavior.
Define the five important employee behaviors that managers want to explain, predict, and influence.
Attitudes
Describe the three components of an attitude.
Discuss three job-related attitudes.
Describe the impact of job satisfaction has on employee behavior.
Techniques for Assessing the Environment
List three different approaches to environmental scanning.
Explain what competitor intelligence is and ways that managers can do it legally and ethically.
Describe how managers can improve the effectiveness of forecasting.
Techniques for Allocating Resources
List the four techniques for allocating resources.
Describe the different types of budgets.
Tell what a Gantt chart does.
Explain a load chart.
Control is the last function of management. Success or failure of planning depends on the success or failure of controlling.
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Decision-Making Styles
Linear thinking style
• A person’s preference for using external data and facts and
processing this information through rational, logical thinking.
Nonlinear thinking style
• A person’s preference for internal sources of information and
processing this information with internal insights, feelings and
hunches.
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It is an easy-to-use tool for developing an overview of a company’s strategic situation
It forms a basis for matching your company’s strategy to its situation
What is Social Responsibility
Contrast the classical and socioeconomic views of social responsibility.
Discuss the role that stakeholders play in the four stages of social responsibility.
List and explain the arguments for and against social responsibility.
Differentiate between social obligation, social responsiveness, and social responsibility.
Social Responsibility and Economic Performance
Explain what research studies have shown about the relationship between an organization’s social involvement and its economic performance.
Organizational Structure: Formal system of task & reporting relationships showing how workers use resource.
The formal arrangement of jobs within an organization.
Organizational structure involves arrangements of activities &assignment of personnel these activities in order to achieve the organizational goals in an efficient manner
The Manager: Omnipotent or Symbolic
Define the omnipotent and symbolic views of management.
Contrast the action of manager according to the omnipotent and symbolic views.
Explain the parameters of managerial discretion.
The Organization’s Culture
Define organizational culture.
Explain what the definition of culture implies.
Describe the seven dimensions of organizational culture.
Define a strong culture.
Organizing- The process by which managers establish working relationships among employees to achieve goals.
According To Chester Barnard Organization Is Defined As
“A system of consciously co-ordinated activities or efforts of two or more persons”.
An Organization Defined
A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose
Defining Organizational Structure
Discuss the traditional and contemporary view of work specialization.
Describe each of the five forms of departmentalization.
Explain cross-functional teams.
Differentiate chain of command, authority, responsibility, and unity of command.
Discuss the traditional and contemporary views of chain of command.
Discuss the traditional and contemporary views of span of control.
What Is Operations Management and Why Is It Important?
Explain what operations management is.
Contrast manufacturing and services organizations.
Describe managers’ role in improving productivity.
Discuss the strategic role of operations management,
Value Chain Management
Define value chain and value chain management.
Describe the goal of value chain management.
Discuss the requirements for successful value chain management.
What Is Motivation?
Define motivation.
Explain motivation as a need-satisfying process.
Early Theories of Motivation
Describe the five levels in Maslow’s hierarchy and how Maslow’s hierarchy can be used in motivational efforts.
Discuss how Theory X and Theory Y managers approach motivation.
Describe Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory.
Explain Herzberg’s views of satisfaction and dissatisfaction.
Historical Background of Management
Explain why studying management history is important.
Describe some early evidences of management practice.
Discuss why division of labor and the Industrial Revolution are important to the study of management.
List six management approaches.
Scientific Management
Define scientific management.
Describe the important contributions made by Fredrick W. Taylor and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth.
Explain how today’s managers use scientific management.
What Your Global Perspective?
Define parochialism and explain why it can lead to problems.
Contrast ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric attitudes towards global business.
Describe the advantage and drawbacks of the three attitudes towards global business
Understanding the Global Environment
Describe the benefits from free trade.
Tell why the European Union began
Describe the current status of the European Union
Discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement.
What Is Change?
Define organizational change.
Explain how managers are affected by change.
Forces for Change
Discuss the external and internal forces for change.
Contrast internal and external change agents.
Two Views of the Change Process
Contrast the calm waters and white-water rapids metaphors of change.
Explain Lewin’s three-step model of the change process.
Discuss the environment that managers face today
In a worldwide survey managers admit that “People” are the toughest to handle and people-related problems are on the top of the agenda.
People-related problems – poor communication skills, employees lack motivation, conflicts between team members, overcoming employees’ resistance to organizational changes etc.
Managers versus Leaders
Contrast leaders and managers.
Explain why leadership is an important behavioral topic.
Early Leadership Theories
Discuss what research has shown about leadership traits.
Contrast the findings of the four behavioral leadership theories.
Explain the dual nature of a leader’s behavior.
Contingency Theories of Leadership
Explain how Fiedler’s theory of leadership is a contingency model.
Definition of Leadership:
Leadership refers to the relation between an individual and a group around some common interest and behaving in a manner directed or determined by him. Leadership may be defined in terms of totality of functions performed by executives as individuals and as a group.
or
Leader is a person who leads his team in an Organization or business for better results in doing their task or job given
What Is Control and Why Is It Important?
Define control.
Contrast the three approaches to designing control systems.
Discuss the reasons why control is important.
The Control Process
Describe the three steps in the control process.
Tell why what is measured is more critical than how it’s measured.
Explain the three courses of action managers can take in controlling.
Understanding Communications
Differentiate between interpersonal and organizational communication.
Discuss the functions of communication.
The Process of Interpersonal Communications
Explain all the components of the communication process.
List the communication methods managers might use.
Describe nonverbal communication an how it takes place.
Explain the barriers to effective interpersonal communication and how to overcome them.
Types of Organizational Strategies (cont’d)
Discuss the BCG matrix and how it’s used.
Define SBUs and business-level strategies.
Describe the role of competitive advantage in business-level strategies.
Explain Porter’s five forces model.
Describe three generic competitive strategies.
Tell what it means to be stuck in the middle.
Define functional-level strategies.
Explaining Work Group Behavior (cont’d)
Describe the relationships between group cohesiveness and productivity.
Discuss how conflict management influences group behavior.
Tell the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making.
Creating Effective Teams
Compare groups and teams
Explain why teams have become so popular.
Describe the four most common types of teams.
List the characteristics of effective teams
The case study discusses the potential of drone delivery and the challenges that need to be addressed before it becomes widespread.
Key takeaways:
Drone delivery is in its early stages: Amazon's trial in the UK demonstrates the potential for faster deliveries, but it's still limited by regulations and technology.
Regulations are a major hurdle: Safety concerns around drone collisions with airplanes and people have led to restrictions on flight height and location.
Other challenges exist: Who will use drone delivery the most? Is it cost-effective compared to traditional delivery trucks?
Discussion questions:
Managerial challenges: Integrating drones requires planning for new infrastructure, training staff, and navigating regulations. There are also marketing and recruitment considerations specific to this technology.
External forces vary by country: Regulations, consumer acceptance, and infrastructure all differ between countries.
Demographics matter: Younger generations might be more receptive to drone delivery, while older populations might have concerns.
Stakeholders for Amazon: Customers, regulators, aviation authorities, and competitors are all stakeholders. Regulators likely hold the greatest influence as they determine the feasibility of drone delivery.
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Senior Project and Engineering Leader Jim Smith.pdfJim Smith
I am a Project and Engineering Leader with extensive experience as a Business Operations Leader, Technical Project Manager, Engineering Manager and Operations Experience for Domestic and International companies such as Electrolux, Carrier, and Deutz. I have developed new products using Stage Gate development/MS Project/JIRA, for the pro-duction of Medical Equipment, Large Commercial Refrigeration Systems, Appliances, HVAC, and Diesel engines.
My experience includes:
Managed customized engineered refrigeration system projects with high voltage power panels from quote to ship, coordinating actions between electrical engineering, mechanical design and application engineering, purchasing, production, test, quality assurance and field installation. Managed projects $25k to $1M per project; 4-8 per month. (Hussmann refrigeration)
Successfully developed the $15-20M yearly corporate capital strategy for manufacturing, with the Executive Team and key stakeholders. Created project scope and specifications, business case, ROI, managed project plans with key personnel for nine consumer product manufacturing and distribution sites; to support the company’s strategic sales plan.
Over 15 years of experience managing and developing cost improvement projects with key Stakeholders, site Manufacturing Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Maintenance, and facility support personnel to optimize pro-duction operations, safety, EHS, and new product development. (BioLab, Deutz, Caire)
Experience working as a Technical Manager developing new products with chemical engineers and packaging engineers to enhance and reduce the cost of retail products. I have led the activities of multiple engineering groups with diverse backgrounds.
Great experience managing the product development of products which utilize complex electrical controls, high voltage power panels, product testing, and commissioning.
Created project scope, business case, ROI for multiple capital projects to support electrotechnical assembly and CPG goods. Identified project cost, risk, success criteria, and performed equipment qualifications. (Carrier, Electrolux, Biolab, Price, Hussmann)
Created detailed projects plans using MS Project, Gant charts in excel, and updated new product development in Jira for stakeholders and project team members including critical path.
Great knowledge of ISO9001, NFPA, OSHA regulations.
User level knowledge of MRP/SAP, MS Project, Powerpoint, Visio, Mastercontrol, JIRA, Power BI and Tableau.
I appreciate your consideration, and look forward to discussing this role with you, and how I can lead your company’s growth and profitability. I can be contacted via LinkedIn via phone or E Mail.
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