The document outlines the processes, styles, and types of decision making, detailing the eight steps involved in the decision-making process from identifying a problem to evaluating decision effectiveness. It also describes four decision-making styles based on tolerance for ambiguity and individual thinking and categorizes decisions into six types such as programmed and non-programmed, major and minor, and organizational and personal decisions. The content aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how decisions are made in various contexts.

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Syed Maniruzzaman PabelSyed Maniruzzaman Pabel
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2. Our Topic :
Steps, styles and types of decision making ,with
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3. Decision making?
Decision making is the process of selecting
a logical choice from the available options, two or more
alternatives.
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4. Steps of decision making:
1.Identify a problem
2.Identify decision criteria
3.Allocating weights of the criteria
4.Devloping alternatives
5.Analyzing alternatives
6.Selecting an alternative
7.Implementing the alternative
8.Evaluating decision effectiveness
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5. 1.Identify a problem:
A discrepancy between an existing and desired stateA discrepancy between an existing and desired state
of affairs.of affairs.
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6. 2. Identifying Decision Criteria
investments required
chance of failure
growth of the firm.
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7. 3.Allocating weights of the criteria
Decision criteria are not of equal importance
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8. 4.Devloping alternatives:
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9. 5.Analyzing alternatives
Appraising each alternative’s strengths and weaknesses
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10. 6.Selecting an alternative
Choosing the best alternative
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11. 7.Implementing the alternative
Putting the chosen alternative into action.
Conveying the decision to and gaining commitment
from those who will carry out the decision.
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12. 8.Evaluating decision effectiveness
The soundness of the decision is judged by its
outcomes.
How effectively was the problem resolved by
outcomes resulting from the chosen alternatives?
If the problem was not resolved, what went wrong?
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Decision making CriteriaDecision making Criteria
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14. Styles of decision making:
Decision making style proposes people differ along
two dimensions in the way they approach decision
making. The first is an individual way of thinking.
The other dimension describes
anindividuals tolerance for ambiguity.
# decision making styles of four types.
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15. 1) Directive Style: Managers using directive style have
low tolerance for ambiguity and are rational in their
way of thinking. They are efficient and logical.
(2) Analytic Style: Managers with an analytic style have
high tolerance for ambiguity than do directive type and
are rational in their way of thinking.
(3) Conceptual Style: Managers with conceptual style
have high tolerance for ambiguity and an intuitive way
of thinking.
(4) Behavioral Style: Managers with behavioral style
have low tolerance and an intuitive way of thinking.
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16. Types of decision making:
Decision making have six types:
1. Programmed and non programmed
decisions: Programmed decisions are those which are
normally repetitive in nature and are taken as a routine
job and responsibilities.
2. Major and minor decisions: among different
decisions some decisions are considerably more
important than others and are prioritized.
3. Routine and strategic decisions: Routine
decisions are those decisions which are considered as
tactical decisions.
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17. 4. Organizational and personal
decision: Organizational decision is taken by top
executives. For official purpose. They affect the
organizational activities directly.
5. Individual and group decisions: When a single
employee is involved in decision making it is called
individual decision.
6. Policy and operating decisions: Policy decisions
are taken by top level management to change the
rules, procedures, organizational
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