Thursday, December 6, 2007

Decision making

The decision making approach used is called the rational choice paradigm.

It is a relatively good recommendation but we cannot overlook its restrictions as well. Why i would say it is generally a good idea is because factual information is being considered and this will ensure that the best possible choices with the best outcomes, are being made with the options available. In this case, for air travel, it will be a way to save cost and use financial resources more effectively. Also, if the advantages and disadvantages of different factors are being carefully measured and weighed against each other, there will probably be a higher satisfaction level among the 2000 staff, with the service provided by the travel agency.

The main problem with this approach, however, is that its idealistic nature is not exactly feasible when it comes to application in real-life situations. This method negates the existence of human emotions and pre-conceptions in the process of decision making, which is rather impossible to carry out in reality. Although the presence of such human behaviour can be an obstacle to the making of decisions, it in fact helps one to be more empathetic especially when the decision involves people. Another reason is that decision makers are not always able to process such a large amount of information and they are actually not able to always identify the best options, as assumed by the rational choice paradigm.

We can therefore see that decision making involves many different aspects and an integration of different approaches will ensure that the best choice is made with eveything being taken into consideration.

Manhong
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