Decision Making Model
Making decision is a major portion of a manger's responsibilities. It is not an easy aspect that cannot be taken lightly nor can it be done in a hasty manner. Hasty or careless decisions can have devastating results on a manager's department or even the organization. Decisions that are made with deliberate thought using different processes could lead to a successful outcome. To make an effective decision, a manager can utilize a decision making model that consists of several relatively, simple steps. This paper will describe a decision making model and apply it to a recent job related decision I had to make.
Decision-making is the process by which a person pr group recognizes a choice, gathers information, analyzes the data and determines the best option to choose. When decisions are made using a decision making model, a manager should feel confident that he or she has made an appropriate decision given the information available at the time. This does not mean that a manager will always make the correct decision. Lack of information or situational changes can lead to a faulty analysis. However, if the manager uses critical thinking and proven successful decision making strategies, he or she can be confident in the action they have decided is appropriate. Their own confidence level will affect the outcome of their action. (Josephson Institute of Ethics, http://www.josephsoninstitute.org/MED/MED-4sevensteppath.htm)
Here are several different decision making model. However, in comparison, each model has fundamental steps similar to each other. Hence, most any decision-making model can be adapted for processes in virtually any situation or field of work or study. In 1994, Ohlone develop ...