Decisions...Decisions...why is it so hard nowadays to make a simple decision. Personally I do not feel there are simple decisions to make anymore because everything is so fdaPeople living in this present moment in time are living in a world of diverse cultures, populations, and workforces. Technology and globalization are making diversity a top priority issue in major corporations and in operations. Personalities, morals, values and differences in skills and abilities all set precedence in organization behavior. Working in a management position will always require decisions to be made along with dealing with stress factors in relation to technological advances. Trends in organizational behavior can be explained by discussing the influence of ethics on decision-making and the impact that technology has on work related stress.
             Making decisions can be rather complex and often stressful in many circumstances. Decision-making is defined as "the process of choosing a course of action for dealing with a problem or opportunity"(Schermerhorn 17:2). In organizational behavior there are two approaches that a manager can go about in making decisions. The first approach a manager can take is called the classical decision theory. In this theory the problem is clearly defined and has knowledge of all possible alternatives and the consequences that exist. The next step a manager could take would be to "choose the alternative that offers the best, or "optimum" solution to the problem. This classical approach is often used as a model for how managers should make decisions"(Schermerhorn 17:6). The second approach is called the behavioral decision theory. This theory models the notion that there are limitations to making decisions and managers will not always have a clearly defined problem that an optimum solution can be use for resolution.
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