Essays Tagged: "Decision making"

Changing gender roles

en and women in prehistory 'we have a cultural bias that we bring to the effort and that colors our decision-making processes.' Sexism is the result of that bias imposed by our process of acculturatio ... en and women in prehistory 'we have a cultural bias that we bring to the effort and that colors our decision-making processes.' Sexism is the result of that bias imposed by our process of acculturatio ...

(20 pages) 1087 3 4.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Taoism

the concepts of the unnameable. The crew of the Enterprise learn a valuable lesson on the nature of decision making and how to do without doing anything.The Enterprise is caught in an ancient trap tha ...

(2 pages) 72 0 4.0 Apr/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Can media inspire violent crimes

accompanying it have led to calls for strict controls on the depiction of violent programs.In their decision making, some producers do not take responsibility for the equally important minority. Inste ... olence, their efforts have had little effect on the large money-making corporations. Therefore, the decision, on the part of those in charge of the programs, should be one of social responsibility.In ...

(2 pages) 229 0 4.8 Feb/1991

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

The Role of Blindness played in King Lear

Blindness and decision making can be viewed upon as having the same similarities. Blindness can be seen as a physi ... as a physical flaw, and not the metal blindness as in the ability to recognize what one perceives. Decision-making, like blindness is related by the roles in which people play. Together blindness and ... ar's and Gloucester's blindness affected their ability to perceive the world in which they live in. Decision-making is the other key element that neither Lear nor Gloucester used to their ability.The ...

(3 pages) 61 0 3.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Critical Thinking and Decision Making Critical Thinking is defined as the systematic evaluation of arguments based on explicit rational criteria

Critical Thinking and Decision MakingCritical Thinking is defined as the systematic evaluation of arguments based on expli ... of any argument. Asking the right questions is very important in the process of critical thinking. Decision is defined as the process of coming to a conclusion or determination about something. Decis ... s of coming to a conclusion or determination about something. Decisions are easy to make. The right decision requires a great deal of skill. When people have time they can research a topic to try to f ...

(2 pages) 993 3 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Why do humans err?

ter and nerve pathways. These same pathways, with the help of the brain are responsible for all the decision making. I shall demonstrate why humans err, despite the fact that we have eyes and ears to ... ve taken more time in figuring out which coins to choose and would even have had time to review her decision several times.What can we deduce from this discussion? Humans are more prone to make mistak ...

(5 pages) 63 1 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

What To Do About Employee X? Introduction:What Do I Do About Employee X? I am faced with a very serious legal and ethical dilemma.

n (Light), I am faced with a very serious legal and ethical dilemma. In the past I have always made decisions based on principles and ethical standards that I've acquired through personal experience, ... thical standards. I've attended numerous seminars and feel I have a good grasp of my leadership and decision making abilities. I guide myself primarily by what can only be described best by the follow ...

(7 pages) 528 1 3.6 May/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The Modified Market Economy, concentrated mainly on Australia

esponsible for the emergence of this kind of economic system? How do governments influence economic decision making in such systems? Use Australian examples to illustrate your answer.A modified market ... ngs, that is, very rich, or very poor.In such economies as these, the government influence economic decision making much to our advantage in terms of them providing many of the resources needed to sat ...

(2 pages) 52 0 4.7 Sep/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Thirteen Days A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Kennedy, Robert F

e is a unique, second-by-second account of that crisis-told from inside, at the center of power and decision-making, by Robert Kennedy, one of its key participants." (Kennedy, on back cover) 'The inne ...

(4 pages) 170 0 5.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Moral and choices in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" by Thomas Hardy

ook at the character's situation, the character's thought process and the impact of the character's decision making in the society in which they live.Thomas Hardy presents his reader with three major ...

(6 pages) 131 1 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Ethics in making decisions. Speaks of managing.

ssignment #2Challenger Case #1There are so many instances in life where ethics play a major role in decisions that we, as humans, make. Ethical decision making processes take place mostly when conclus ... nd badness of motives and ends. This paints a pretty clear picture of what it means to make ethical decisions.This sounds like if you just follow your conscience then it would be fairly easy to come u ...

(3 pages) 920 0 2.6 Apr/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Comparison of Political Machines and the Reform Movement

and government, the role of the average citizen in public affairs, and the appropriate processes of decision making.Urban machines and the reform movement have radically different perceptions of how a ... Given that the usual citizen could have his claim heard within the gulfs of the machine, the actual decision makers were not only the men at the head of the it, but decisions were the outcome of a fun ...

(2 pages) 101 0 3.0 Jul/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Drug Alcoholism Abuse

to think like adults, behave like adults and also start to view themselves as independent beings in decision making. All this hormonal changes also come with the negativity of maturity such as drugs a ...

(2 pages) 74 1 3.8 Sep/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Critical Thinking and decision making defined w/examples APA format 1362 words from University of Phoenix class CSS 330

a subject matter expert, or your mother. Who should we believe? This is where critical thinking and decision making come in. This paper will define critical thinking and decision-making.Critical Think ... ith middle management, it turns out the head office's motive was to speed expense disbursement. The decision was made based on employee complaints of slow expense payment. The complaints were from emp ...

(5 pages) 995 0 4.1 Sep/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Role of Decision Making in the Pre-Crisis Period of India

Boyko IaramovIntroduction to International RelationsProfessor BondThe Role of Decision Making in the Pre-Crisis Period of India(15 March, 1959 - 7 September, 1962)More than thirt ... started without some kind of the reason, whatever it may be. The chronological order of pre-crisis decisions taken India's authorities are of great importance.The role of the decision-makers before t ... ia's position on political and economic matters in the continent of Asia. A major figure in India's decision making was Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of the Congress Party, head of the Planning Commission ...

(11 pages) 103 0 3.9 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Compares justice in BILLY BUDD, and TWELVE ANGRY MEN

a 'jury' of sorts, and in each story, the members of these juries are virtually unanimous in their decision, but one person remains who would vote against his/her fellow jurors. As it happens, both j ... changed the final verdict in both cases.The trial of Billy Budd is a quick one, but quite a lot of decision-making takes place. Three of the officers on Billy's ship (the Drumhead Corps) are trying t ...

(2 pages) 42 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Humility. Lear and Gloucester's JourneyBased on Shakespeare's King Lear. Describe King Lear and Gloucester's journey from arrogance to humility and to eventual wisdom.

humility and finally to wisdom. This pair's arrogance is evident through their gullibility and rash decisions, their humility shown through their loss of power and resulting empathy and lastly, their ... acters. Each of these two possesses great gullibility and allows their arrogance to influence their decision-making abilities. In an attempt to impress his subjects with his popularity, Lear decides t ...

(7 pages) 180 0 4.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Explore the relationship between the various ways that decision making in organisations may be described and explained and the methodologies to support decision making.

Decision-making is an important part in every organisation. There are many theories on decision- mak ... many theories on decision- making and how decision making should be approached. The main theory on decision- making is the Rational Economic Model (REM). Others include descriptive decision theory an ... al Economic Model (REM). Others include descriptive decision theory and image theory. The theory of decision- making is supported by different methods. The main methods of implementing the theories ar ...

(7 pages) 773 0 4.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

International Business

understanding of the differences in the environmental forces of the markets in which they operate. Decision making in the international environment is more complex and having an understanding of the ... n 42 per cent of the workforce is female which leads to an increased role for women in the family's decision making. This is important to marketers for their promotional programs. Many aspects of cult ...

(8 pages) 731 1 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

this is a short two page essay comparing greek democracy to american democracy. it shows how they have very little similarities.

st democracy known to the world. Athens had a government where all of the citizens took part in the decision making. Thus, everyone who qualified as a citizen could participate and did not have to be ...

(2 pages) 136 1 4.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies