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MANGT EXAM 2

TermDefinition
Rational Decision making is... your decision optimizing
Behavioral Decision making is... your decision satisfying
A decision is... a choice between alternatives
Decision Making process is the process of recognizing and defininf the natire of a decision, identidying alteratives, choosing the "best" alternative, and putting it into practice.
What problem solvers do? fight the problems
what problem avoiders do? ignore problems
what problem seekers do? try to find problems to fiz before they blow
Classical Decision Making model is equal to..... &....... Rational decision making & prespective model
We use rational decision making model at.... 5% of the time.
We use rational decision making model when... we need a big and impactful decision
Administrative decision making model is eqaul to..... &.... descriptive model & behavirol
Administrative model is constrained by.... bounded rationality
bounded rationality is... when some ideas and influences prenvent you from buying/doing something Decision are limited by their valies and unconscious reflexes
Administrative model tend to... satisfy immediate concers, not necessary the best decision but makes us happy
Satisficing decisions is... the tendency to search for alternatives only until one is ofun that meets some minimim standard of sufficiency (not the best but makes us happy) = good enough
We use behavioal decision making at.... 99% of the time
Coaliation is.... political force, consists of an informal allianca of individual or groups formed to achieve a goal ex: when people choose A just because other people are doing it
Intuition is.... an innate belief about something without conscious consideration
Escalation of commitment is.... a decision maker's staying with a decision even when it appears to be wrong (ex: when you're wronlgy arguing with somene but keep going)
Groupthink is... when group memebers feel intense pressure to agree with each other so thath the group can approve a proposed solution
Groupthink occurs in... highly cohesive groups
poor solution come from... few solutions and restricted discussion
HOW TO AVOID GROUP DECISION MAKING? - leaders shoul excuse themself from meeting to allow free discussion - appoint a devil's advocate (someone pushing back and being negative) - hold a "second-chance" meeting = regroup tomorrow to see if we did the right decision
Strategy definition is... a way of approachign bsuiness opportunities and challenges
Strategy is... comprehensive and ongoing = we have to keep adapting
Management ptocess aimed at ..... and ..... effective strategies which .... the organization with its environment to achive major organizational ..... comprehensive ongoing formulating implementing align goals
3 levels of strategy making 1. corporate strategy 2. business strategy 3. funcitional strategy
Corporate level strategy is.... the set of strategic alternative that an organization chooses from as it manages it operation ACROSS SEVERAL INDUSTRIES AND MARKETS
Corporate level strategy question is... how do we optimize a business PORTFOLIO?
Business level strategy is... what my specific business is, whom are my compeitiots, what my business is doing and what we should be doing
Business level analytical techniques used are... SWOT ANALISYS and PORTER'S FIVE FORCES
Business level strategy question is... How to compete in my industry?
Funtional level strategy is... strategy developed for specific functional areas such as marketign, finance, and so forth
Five forces model of compeition - Rivalry amon competing sellers - Suppliers of key inputs - buyers - potential new entrants - substitute products (of firms in other industries
Five porter's compeititive forces 1. threat of new entry 2. compeititve rivalry 3. threat of substitute products 4. bargain power of buyers 5. bargain power of suppliers
characteristics of a very attarctive marker - no main compeitor - high barriers of entry - low substitute products -lower power of suppliers - lowe power of buyers
DEFINITION OF SWOT ANALYSIS The valuation of the organization resources and capabilites in the organization or confidences
SWOT analysis characteristics Internal = Strenghts and weaknesses External = opportunities and threats
Formulating business level startegies 1. differnetiation strategy 2. overall low-cost leadership strategy 3. focus strategy
WHAT'S CHIPOTLE STRATEGY? DIFFERENTIATION
formulating corporate level strategy - Related diversification = when an organization operates several bsuiness that are linked to another (ex: Jonhson & Jonhson) - Unrelated diversification = when an organization operates several business that are not associated (ex: virgin group)
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE BCG MATRIX & GE
BCG MATRIX Stars = high market share & high market growth (phones) Cash cows = Low market growth & high market share (chargrs) Question marks = high market growth & low marketshare (airpods) Dogs = low market growth and low market share (ipod)
..... the stars .... the cash cows .... the questions marks .... the dogs gro milk grow or retrench retench
Organization culture is.... values, beliefs, behaviors, customs, and attiduted that help the memebrs of the organization understan its business
Why is an organizarion culture important? CONTROL MECHANISM & and ASSET OR LIABILITY
Observable culture how people interact with other people, what we can SEE ex: how people are dressing, how offices are decorated
Core culture the innate feelings of how we should behave
Culture can be an... or a .... asset or a liability
organization socializations is a step forward from on boarding. Want you to know who you're working with, and make you care about each other ex: intevriews in dinners
Managing organizarional culture 1. organizational socialization 2. reward good behavior 3. training 4. recruitment/selection process 5. articulating the cultrue thorugh slogans, ceirmonies, and shared experiences ex: when banks started dressing more causlly
DIVERSITY is.... the demographic differences among people within a culture
Organizations subcultures age distribution = GENERATIONAL SUBCULTURES Gender = DOUBLE BLIND DILEMA ethinicity occupational subculres
DOUBLE BLIND SILEMA Overgeneralizing people when they're not common gender ex: if a woman is bossy in a male dominated fiels, or if a man is carrying in a female field
Glass celing effect how high you can get in a position
leaking pipeline problem people start eaving the job, you lose diversity
biculturalism adopting characteristics of the majority culture, people feel like they have to adopt the characteristics of other companies. Whne you feel like you need to change to fit in
Ethcnocentrism The belief that one’s subculture is superior to all others
PLURALISM both members of cultural are important to set key values and policies. Every voice matters
Reasons for incresing diversity in organizations - legislative and legal action = accomodations - changin demographics in the workplace = the globalization movement = companies are more global - increase awareness that diversity improves the workplace = everyone's opinion matters
How diversity promotes compeitive advantage!!!! - Resource aquisition argument - Cost argument - Creativity Argument - Marketing argument - Systems felxibility argument - Problem solving argument
Created by: alicerpio
 

 



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