Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic Universityالمملكة العربية السعودية وزارة التعليم الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية  

                          College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 2

Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)

Due Date:  

Course Name: Decision Making and Problem SolvingStudent’s Name:
Course Code: MGT312Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 1st   CRN:
Academic Year:2023-24; FIRST SEMESTER
 

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Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:          / 10Level 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]
  • Identify the causes of problem based on the following techniques?        [Marks 3]
  • Cause of the problem- 5 Why Technique
    • Why-1
    • Why-2
    • Why-3
    • Why-4
    • Why-5
  • Develop a Cause-and-Effect Diagram
  • Develop a mind map for decision making,                                               [2 Marks]
  • Write all the alternative choices of your decision.                                     [Mark 1]
  • Make a decision and write the conclusion.                                               [Marks 2]