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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic University

المملكة العربية السعودية وزارة التعليم الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1

Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)

Due Date: 08/10/2022 @ 23:59

Course Name: Decision Making and Problem Solving	Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT312	Student’s ID Number:
Semester: S econd	CRN:
Academic Year: 2022-23; FIRST SEMESTER

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: XX / 15	Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

· 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. 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. 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: “Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making.”

Author: Linda A Hill, Emily Tedards, Taran Swan

Date of Publication: November–December 2021

Published: Harvard Business Review

Assignment Question(s): (Marks 15)

Part-I

Read the article titled as “Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making.” by Linda A Hill, Emily Tedards, and Taran Swan published in Harvard Business Review, and answer the following Questions:

1. Summarize the article and explain the main issues discussed in the article. (In 500-600 words) (Marks 5)

2. According to the article, why we should focus on Decision-Making? Discuss in relation with the text you learnt in the course. Use additional reference to support your argument. (In 400-500 words) (Marks 5)

Part-II- Critical Thinking Question

3. “Decision making is the process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering information, and assessing alternative resolutions.” Explain the statement with example (Words 400-500) (Marks 5)

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