...Principles of individual decision - making paper Developing professional knowledge and abilities can impact career success. Companies today require a minimum educational level for any job. Acquiring a degree in today’s society opens a vast array of opportunities in addition, to giving individuals an upper hand in many situations. Knowledge consists of facts and ideas that have been acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience. In today’s society, Professional knowledge is just as important for the professional field as it is for personal use. Association of Professional Community Managers (APCM) is an organization of special interest. Working in Property Management it necessary to interact and meet new people outside my normal work environment. “For more than 30 years, APCM has been the leader in providing education and resources to the volunteer homeowners who govern community associations and the professionals who support them” (Community Association Institute, 2010). The above-mentioned organization contributes to increasing personal knowledge and abilities in the following ways: online training, monthly seminars, continuing education, conferences, and books. Our brains are like sponges the more “we” take in, the more we learn. These are critical tools that I believe need to be used effectively to improve my knowledge. I have found from speaking with others individuals within my company that this organization has an amazing group of individuals...
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...the quality of papers that are made of durian rinds, pineapple leaves and cogon grass combined with recycled papers based on the absorption of water. Research Background During the durian season, durian rinds accumulate in high piles as vendors usually remove the rinds for buyers' convenience. In addition to ripe durian rind, raw durian rinds are also left unattended after the flesh has been removed for processing as deep-fried durian. Rinds are considered as good for organic fertilizer, or firewood, but they are not easily disposed off. While Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) has become a major problem for landowners, land managers, foresters, and governmental agencies. This type of plant grows very fast and considered as one of the world's 10 worst weeds and has invaded every continent except Antarctica. Research question Which type of recycle materials absorb water most in 2 minutes. Hypothesis Durian rinds mixed with recycle paper absorb water most. Variables Independent variable: Different types of recycle material; cogon grass + recycled paper, durian rind + recycled paper, pineapple leaves + recycled paper, cogon grass + durian rinds + pineapple leaves + recycled paper Dependent variable: The volume of water absorbed Fixed variable: same mass of recycle material, same initial volume of water, fixed time duration. Methodology: To make paper from durian rinds, cogon grass and pineapple leaves added with recycled paper 1. Wash durian...
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...Decision-Making Process Paper Jackie Gonzalez MGT/230 June 9, 2014 Decision-Making Process Paper Making decisions is something most all do on a daily basis. How do you know if you make the correct decision? There are many factors to be taken in consideration while in the process for decisions. For example, when you make a personal decision to take on a new job role; knowing how to evaluate all aspects becomes crucial. About a year ago, I was offered a position within my organization as a Sales and Service Advisor. I knew from the beginning my current position as a Sr. Branch Associate was not where I wanted to stay at, so I began to evaluate my options. I brainstormed all the pros and cons of taking the new job role. I researched further as to how each pro and con would benefit and affect the organization, me directly, and my family. I came to analyze any potential risks, I would have based on my decision. Then, I had to determine what had more value and importance to me. From there on I made the choice to stay with my current job role. Even though from day one I knew I did not want to stay with the same position, I decided not to move because I would then be doing something that may have steered me away from my career goal. In comparison to the material on Ch. 3 of Management: Leading and Collaborating in a Competitive World, I believe the decision making process I took was quite similar because both had a root cause for decision making, made an evaluation of choices...
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...have our family to help us. Neither one of us knew what the entire process was for purchasing a home. I began by reviewing our finances to figure out what we could afford to spend, and live comfortably. We then decided to use a family friend who was realtor and could help us out in the process. We had set aside money for the down payment, and we had told her realistically how much we could afford. We had known that my credit was going to have a negative impact on getting a loan, so we used my partners’ credit to avoid the negative impact. On our days off we would schedule viewing homes, meeting with the realtor, and the lender. Once we had found the home we wanted to purchase, items we were unprepared for started to arise. The decision making process followed some of the steps in chapter three of the text (Bateman, 2011). We had planned on how things would be once we purchased our home. We knew that we would be closer to family, our son would have a better upbringing, and that we would be happier. We took what we thought were the appropriate steps in purchasing our home. When you do not have enough knowledge in the decision you are about to make, complications usually arise. Because this was our first time purchasing a home we did not realize there were additional costs up front such as the additional closing cost on top of the down payment, which put us in a position of having to borrow money from my parents. What I also did not realize is the expense to maintain a home, the...
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...Decision-Making Process Paper MGT/230 February 27, 2014 University of Phoenix Decision-Making Process Paper Making decisions it part of our life, in fact I have to make a decision every day at school, work and home. Making the decision of going back to school was an important event in my life. I knew that retaking my education would change my routine and most important it will take some of my family time. Making the decision was simple because I know what I want to accomplish, but the process was more than just say I will do it. It did take me several steps to take the final decision that led me to University of phoenix. The first step was the reason of going back to school. I want to get a degree; I know that a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management will open opportunities with my current employer. Second I needed my family approval. I know that without the support of my family it is almost impossible to accomplish my goal. Third step was look for the right school. It is very important that the school that I am planning to attend it will fit my needs, especially since my schedule is very tight. Once I did talk to my advisor at the University of Phoenix; I decided to stay at University of Phoenix because it’s accelerate program, the time and hours are very convenient for me. Lastly my finances play a big role, I knew that UOP tuition was pricy and my budget are very tight, so I did take advantage of my education benefits from the Department of Veterans...
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...Individuals make hundreds of decisions on a daily basis. Some may be easier or prove harder than others. For example, one may make a decision on what color socks to put on in the morning or what to have for dinner that night. Such decisions compared to deciding whether or not to change jobs may seem minuscule, but the steps in the decision-making process remain the same. In this paper I will examine the steps I faced when making the decision to further my education by going to college. The idea of going back to school was brought up on me with the birth of my daughter. At that time I was not married, and new to living independently. I had a full-time benefited job, which proved some security, but due to my lack in education background, it unfortunately, did not present many opportunities for advancement. The mere thought of working full-time, having a new born, and going back to school full time was very daunting. By first identifying my problem, figuring out how to make all this work, I began my decision-making process. I found I had two solution options; either enroll in an on-campus program, or enroll in online schooling. I knew that with an on-campus program I would need childcare while I was at work, as well as school. It would also cut back on my family time. The online courses were sounding better by the second. However, I still had to figure out how I would pay for my courses. I then turned to family and friends to get their feedback and see if...
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...Thurman-Bowen My Career Path When I was 18 and just graduated high school I wasn’t making the smartest choices with my life. My friends and I would go out and party whenever we had the chance. At the time I didn’t think it was that big of a deal because I was never the one getting in trouble. Finally it caught up to me and I got pulled over for driving under the influence of alcohol. The officer started to ask me about my life and why I was making the bad choices I was making. I didn’t have a straight answer for him because I had no clue why I was doing what I was doing. The officer told me I had a good head on my shoulders and I needed to change or I was headed down a road I didn’t want to go. He called my mom and had her come and pick me up without giving me a ticket. After that I realized I needed to change, within the next couple weeks I went down to my local Navy recruiter and signed the next 4 years of my life to my country. I realized that if I didn’t change the way my life was going I would of constantly been getting into trouble. I started to think about joining either the Army or Navy. After discussing it over with my mom we decided I should join the Navy because we didn’t like the idea of me going to Iraq or Afghanistan. I went to the recruiter and signed my contract and to this day it was the best decision of my life. My decision was actually very similar to the decision making steps. I realized that I had an problem that needed to be solved. I then thought about...
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...Decision-Making Process Decision - Making Process When relocating to another state, they are many factors to consider before planning the move. The first thing is finding a good location to live. The second thing is making sure the employed members of the family find new jobs. The last factor is finding local education sites for students traveling with the family. Working in the military for over twenty-one years I had to move many times. Housing, employment, and education are the main key factors that I considered during a decision-making process. Traveling to a new state can be a hassle to relocate many things in a short amount of time. Searching for a new home is the first step before planning the move for my family. The following question needs to be asked before purchasing a new house. “Is this the season when people buy houses?” I rarely find people buying a new home during the winter, so it is important to find something available before hand. The cost of living in the state is also another factor to consider. Is it “too pricey” or should I go with something cheaper like an apartment. The location of where I choose to live will affect many job and transportation choices. Finding new jobs available for my family members and their field at the new location can be hard at times. Depending on where you are moving to, the availability of your job can be either high or low. It is in your best interest to choose a job nearby your new house. If that option is impossible,...
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...Decision-Making Process Paper MGT/230 Ashley Turner August 15th, 2012 Scott Romeo University of Phoenix DECISION MAKING PROCESS PAPER Decision making is a cognitive process resulting in a final choice. The process is a part of an individual’s everyday life. There are several factors that influence why individuals make the decision they do. The paper will describe each step of the decision making process. How similar self-decision are to the ones described in the text and how that decision could have been different if you had used the same steps included in the text. Decision making is the process in which companies organize a business. The right decisions reflect leadership There are numerous factors that influence decision making. Significant ones like past experiences factors include, a variety of cognitive biases, an escalation of commitment and sunk outcomes, individual differences, including age and socioeconomic status, and a belief in personal relevance. These concept all impact the decision making process. (DIETRICH, 2010).The decisions to go to school for me was difficult .I had to overlook all the positives and negatives before I made my decision. First I thought about how going to school could better my future. How it could impact my relationship with my family and how going to school could affect my time. Even though I wanted to go to school my past experiences in high school effected my decision to go sooner. I believed that school would better my chances...
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...Rendon May 8, 2015 Decision- Making Process Paper XMGT/230 About 2 years ago after quitting my job in Miami, My father called me and said that there was plenty of work up north in New Jersey where I was born. Since I was currently unemployed and my savings were slowly disappearing, I decided to move up. I did not really approach it as a life changing decision, but it ended up being that. I wish I would have known the stages of decision making that were discussed in the readings, I would have taken more time and thought things through much better if I had these tools. My first approach should have been to understand the current state, and determine what would be the desired state as explained in Ch. 3. I needed to find out if my dad’s current offer was as good as my old jobs, or was it better. I also had to ask myself if I could find a better job just staying in Miami. Instead of asking myself the proper questions, I made the decision strictly because of fear of not finding work quick enough in Miami. Another problem with my original strategy was that I did not leave myself many options. I made it seem that going to New Jersey was my only way of finding and keeping a job. It was a job doing contract work in residential areas, so it was not as if the job was boring. I liked the fact that I would be working with my dad getting paid good money, but I still should have looked for other custom made solutions that would not require so much change. Making the choice to finally move...
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...Decision Making Process Paper Your Name Date MGT230 Instructors Name Decision Making Process Paper Upon completion of my Associates of Arts degree program in business I was unsure what I should do next. I wondered if I should continue my education with the hope of having a better chance at getting a good career one day, and if so, should I continue at the same college. I didn’t know it at the time, but I used the first step in the decision making process and recognized “that a problem exists and must be solved" (Bateman, T. S., & Snell, S. A.,2011). The problem was that I needed to figure out what exactly I wanted to do with my life in terms of a career, and should I continue in school and which school should I attend. I decided that my best chance would be to continue my education in hope of finding a better career. I spoke with my aunt who is an accountant, and she encouraged me to specify my area of business because more degrees in business would be too general. From there, I decided that it would be better to focus on accounting since accountants make decent money and everyone needs an accountant. After about a six month break from school during which I had more time to think about my next move, I began to research various other local universities to see if they had an accounting program and how much it would cost me including tuition, material, room and board, etc. I didn’t realize it, but I was “generating alternative solutions,” the second step...
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...Decision Making Process Paper Tiffany Camphouse November 21, 2011 MGT 230 A time in my life that I had to make a personal decision was when I decided to move. I had a pretty good job, but the rest of my family was moving away, and I did not want to be the only one left there. I had been working at my job for just over a year, and had just recently found out that I was pregnant for the first time. My boyfriend and I had our own place, but neither one of us had a vehicle. With my family planning to move out of state I was forced to make a decision. I had to decide if I was going to move closer to my job, or quit my job and move closer to my boyfriend’s parents, or move back to the place that I was born and raised for most of my life. The first thing that I did when I found out that I was going to have to move was talk to my boyfriend. He said that he didn’t know what we should do, but he didn’t want to move to the town that was close to my job. He felt that the town was too small, and the fact that we did not know anyone there was the other reason. The next thing that we did was talk about who’s parents we were going to move with. I wanted to move with my parents, because I was seven months pregnant and wanted to be with my mom to have the baby. He was torn because he had never been more than a few hours away from his mom, but he thought it would be cool to see some place new. After about three weeks of discussing our options we came to an agreement on moving...
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...Decision-Making Process Paper 1 Decision-Making Process Paper Connie F Dents February 14, 2012 MGT/230 Steve Rosales Decision-Making Process Paper 2 Decision-Making Process Paper In everyday life we are challenged in making sound decision, decision that will last for a life time. Folk often wonder after making a decision if it was the right choice, will it affect the people around me, was this a good choice for my family, and will the decision affect them. The decision- making process should be one that makes a positive change. Can the decision making process work for organization as well as individuals. Before changing to the job that I have now, I had to decide if leaving the Register of Voters to take a job with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System would work out in my favor. Before making a hasty decision I listed my pros and cons to see what job will be the best, what job would I like working at, would there be room for advancement on the job, and which job had the best benefits. In making the right decision some of my decision- making came from that of the Stages of Decision-Making Process that we...
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...Decision-Making Process Paper 12-5-2011 University of Phoenix Decision-Making Process Paper I bout my first car at 21 years old as a birthday present to myself and I was unaware of how much went into the decision making process until then but soon came up with my own process of smaller decisions I had to make to factor into the purchase. When I first went to buy the car which was the major decision I had to determine the necessity of the car in my life, Whether or not financially I could manage a car payment and if I was willing to commit that much time to making the payments. Necessity of the Big Decision My first step as a consumer at 21 years old was determining how important a car was in my life and at the time it definitely was I was in college and participating in collegiate sports, volunteer coached high school track and field, attending college, and managing a social life it was very important in my future success that I have a reliable vehicle to get me to and from. The book talks about lack of structue decisions and uncertainty and risk and after reading them I somewhat implement some of the procedural steps without even knowing it. Financial Commitment My second step was to decide that at 21 years old I had to get a job and maintain that or another job long enough to make these car payments and commit to the length of the contract. There was certainty that I could manage the car payments especially because I just started a new job I knew...
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...Approaches to Decision Making Paper xxxxxxxx May 12, 2013 HCA/250 xxxxxxxxxx Approaches to Decision Making Paper A health care organization is experiencing increased costs for staffing and overhead. Management must determine how to reduce costs without compromising patient care and safety. This paper will explore rational decision-making and bounded rationality, two decision-making approaches that the health care organization can use for determining how to reduce costs. This paper will also explain why making a group decision is better than a decision by an individual, as well as list the advantages and disadvantages of group decision-making. According to Robbins, DeCenzo, and Coulter there are three decision-making approaches. These three approaches are rational decision-making, bounded rationality, and intuitive decision-making. In order for management of the health care organization to determine how to reduce costs they can use rationality or bounded rationality. Making a rational decision requires complete knowledge of the problem, all possible solutions, and the consequences of each solution. The decision maker must use logic and objectivity to determine which solution option will achieve the company’s goal. Rational decision-making will be challenging for the managers because it is unrealistic to analyze every detail of each solution option and the associated risks of each. Using bounded rationality will...
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