Instructions:
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Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of decision making process for complex issues pertaining to business environment both internally and externally. (1.2)
• Explain critical thinking and cognitive psychology as it pertains to analyze and synthesize information for problem solving and decision making. (2.7)
• Identify and analyze different perspectives on understanding problems for different situations. (3.1)
Assignment Instructions: • Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website
• On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”
• From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
• In the search bar of EBSCO find the following article:
Title: “The Hidden Traps in Decision-Making” Author: John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa
Date of Publication:October 2023 Published: Harvard Business Review
Assignment Questions:(Marks 10)
Read the attached article titled as “The Hidden Traps in Decision-Making” by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa, published in Harvard Business Review, and answer the following Questions: 1. Summarize the article and explain the main issues discussed in the article. (In 600-700 words) [4 Marks]
2. What do you think about the article in relations to what you have learnt in the course about decision making traps and improving decision making skills? Use additional reference to support you argument. (In 300-400 words) [3 Marks]
Critical Thinking Question:
3. You can take a problem-solving approach to resolving conflicts in an organization. Suppose you and your colleague are working together on a high-profile project to develop software for handling orders at your company. You want to adapt existing software and your colleague wants to develop new software. How would you apply the problem-solving steps to resolve the conflict? (In 300-400 words) [3 Marks]