Description
Introduction
DECISION MAKING
Decision-making refers to making choices among alternative courses of action—which may also include inaction., such as the relational decision-making model, bounded rationality model, and intuitive decision-making model that help leaders make decisions. Each one can be just as important as the other, but what works best for the organization, the employees, and the leaders is up to the leader to decide based on the situation.
ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
Almost every decision made by leaders comes with an ethical component. When making decisions as a leader, understanding the ethical guidelines behind the decision is paramount. There are many decisions made by leaders that can be between a right and a wrong decision, a right and right decision, and a wrong and wrong decision. Not every decision made by leaders is perfect or easy. Sometimes it is picking the greater of two bad paths.
LEADING PEOPLE AND MAKING DECISIONS
What characteristics identify a leader? Should they all be the same no matter where you are in the world? There are five big personality traits that can be used to identify leaders. Leaders are rated at Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. The theory was developed in 1949 by D. W. Fiske. This model helps people understand leaders and helps leaders make decisions that are best for their employees, heightening job satisfaction. Understanding why leaders make their decisions starts with knowing the employee-leader relationship.
Reading Assignment
As you read through the resources and watch the videos, consider the following:
Have you ever seen a leader break down the decision-making process for a decision made in an organization?
How do you feel about a decision made by leaders that do not go as planned?
What would you do if a leader asked you to alter documents to make the company look better?
Do you think that all leaders try to make the best decision for the organization and the employees?
READ
Read the following from your textbook Organizational behavior.
Chapter 11
Chapter 11.1: Decision-Making Culture: The Case of Google
Chapter 11.2: Understanding Decision Making
Chapter 11.3: Faulty Decision Making
Chapter 11.4: Decision-Making in Groups
Chapter 8.5: The Role of Ethics in National Culture
Chapter 11.5: The Role of Ethics and National Culture
Chapter 11.6: Empowered Decision-Making: The Case of Ingar Skaug
Chapter 11.7: Conclusion
Chapter 11.8: Exercises
Chapter 12
Chapter 12.2: Who Is a Leader? Trait Approaches to Leadership
Chapter 12.3: What Do Leaders Do? Behavioral Approaches to Leadership
WATCH
High context and low context communication
This video provides three scenarios of individuals conversing who are from high context and low context cultures.
What is the difference between a high-context and low-context culture?
This video clearly explains the difference between high-context and low-context cultures in reference to the language of behavior.
REFERENCES
Collins, S. (2021, May 19). High context and low context communication [Video]. YouTube.
Organizational behavior. (2017). University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/organizational-behavior Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA.
Tero Trainers. (2016, November 8). What is the difference between a high-context and low-context culture? [Video]. YouTube.
Discussion Assignment
In the discussion forum, you are expected to participate often and engage in deep levels of discourse. You are required to post an initial response to the question/issue presented in the Forum by Sunday evening and then respond to at least 3 of your classmates’ initial posts. You should also respond to anyone who has responded to you.
Leadership is a very difficult role to fill. The right balance between management and encouragement must be present. Leaders must ensure that objectives are met, productivity rises, and people are happy. This puts leaders under immense pressure. Leaders must make ethical decisions regarding the pros and cons of the task and the people involved.
For this discussion assignment, refer to Chapter 12.3 What Do Leaders Do? Behavioral Approaches to Leadership of your textbook and focus on people and task-oriented behaviors.
Explain a professional or personal situation where an individual was distinctly people-oriented.
Provide another situation where an individual was task-oriented.
For each example, explain if they were right or wrong and if they were ethical in their behavior.
Your Discussion should be a minimum of 200 words in length and not more than 500 words. Please include a word count. Following the APA standard, use references and in-text citations for the textbook and any other sources.
Written Assignment
You work for Cooks and Clothing, an International Cultural non-profit organization that provides food and clothing to over 25 countries worldwide. You were selected to host a global meeting with many other like-minded individuals, and a member from every organization represents each country. Some of the members on the board are from high context cultures that put a high value on establishing relationships before working with others and tend to take longer to negotiate deals. The other members are from low context cultures and get down to business, and tend to negotiate quickly.
Based on the scenario, predict what would happen in this environment’s decision-making process.
Make a logical and well-reasoned description of the ethical decision-making processes you would go through in the international organizations, Cooks and Clothing.
Would declining decision-making from low-context members be ethical even if the suggestions benefit the organization? Explain and provide examples.
Write a two- to three-page persuasive essay, double-spaced, using Times New Roman 12-point font. Use and cite at least two sources from your textbook or additional sources from the internet, LIRN, or other sources to which you have access.
Cite references to material that you use in preparing the essay using the American Psychological Association (APA) style.
For assistance with APA format, refer to the LRC: Academic Writing.
To access LIRN refer to the LRC: Online Library.
You will be peer-assessed on the following criteria:
Makes a logical and well-reasoned description of the ethical decision-making processes
Provides a clear description of how ethical decision-making processes impact others in different cultures with details and examples.
Cites a minimum of two sources (APA format) and includes a reference page.
The paper meets the number of page requirements.
The paper is well-written and free of grammatical and spelling errors.
