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المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 1
Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)
Due Date: End of Week 7, 14-10-2023
Course Name: Decision Making and Problem Student’s Name:
Solving
Course Code: MGT312
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: First
CRN:
Academic Year:2023-24; FIRST SEMESTER
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
/ 15
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Define different perspectives and concepts of problem solving in diverse contexts
and business situations. (C.L.O :1.2)
2. Demonstrate decision tools and employ appropriate analytical business models to
break down complex issues. (C.L.O :2.2)
3. Explain and apply critical thinking and cognitive psychology as it pertains to
analyze and synthesize information for problem solving and decision making.
(C.L.O :2.1)
Assignment Instructions for Part-I:
• 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:
“Become More Comfortable Making Bold Decisions”
Author: Cheryl Strauss Einhorn
Date of Publication:
March 06, 2023
Published:
Harvard Business Review
Assignment Question(s):
(Marks 10)
Part-I
Read the article titled as “Become More Comfortable Making Bold Decisions” by
Cheryl Strauss Einhorn published in Harvard Business Review, and answer the
following Questions:
1. Summarize the article and explain the main issues discussed in the article. (In 400500 words)
(Marks 5)
2. According to the author what is Bold Decision Barometer (BDB). How the five
steps of Bold Decision Barometer (BDB) help you in improving decision-making
and problem-solving skills? Explain with example. Use additional reference to
support your argument. (400-500 words)
(Marks 5)
Answers
1. Answer2. Answer-
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 2
Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)
Due Date: End of week 11, 11/11/2023 @ 23:59
Course Name: Decision Making and Problem Student’s Name:
Solving
Course Code: MGT312
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 1st
CRN:
Academic Year:2023-24; FIRST SEMESTER
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr. AMER ALI K ALENAZY
Students’ Grade:
/ 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
The Assignment must be submitted only in WORD format via allocated folder.
•
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
•
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be
reduced for poor presentation.
•
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
•
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
•
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or
other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
•
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font.
No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe decision making process for complex issues pertaining to business
environment both internally and externally. (C.L.O :1.1)
2. Define different perspectives and concepts of problem solving in diverse contexts
and business situations. (C.L.O :1.2)
3. Demonstrate decision tools and employ appropriate analytical business models to
break down complex issues. (C.L.O :2.2)
Assignment Instructions for Part-I:
• 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:
“Case Study: When the CEO Dies, What Comes First: His Company
or His Family?”
Author:
by C. Maria Rex Sugirtha
Date of Publication:
September 1, 2023
Published:
Harvard Business Review
Assignment Question(s):
(Marks 10)
Read the case study titled as “Case Study: When the CEO Dies, What Comes First:
His Company or His Family?” by C. Maria Rex Sugirtha published in Harvard
Business Review, and answer the following Questions:
1. Identify the main problem and subproblems of the case?
[Mark 2]
2. Identify the causes of problem based on the following techniques?
a. Cause of the problem- 5 Why Technique
a. Why-1
b. Why-2
c. Why-3
d. Why-4
[Marks 3]
e. Why-5
b. Develop a Cause-and-Effect Diagram
3. Develop a mind map for decision making,
[2 Marks]
4. Write all the alternative choices of your decision.
[Mark 1]
5. Make a decision and write the conclusion.
[Marks 2]
Answers
1. Answer2. Answer3. Answer4. Answer5. Answer6. Answer7. Answer8. Answer-
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