Executive Decision

... , the question of national loyalty still existed, as did the possibility that any one of them could sabotage already strained military efforts. Roosevelt's infamous solution to this problem was Executive Order #9066, which authorized the internment of between 110,000 and 120,000 Japanese Americans on the pacific coast. Roosevelt justified this authorization on a legal argument that the need ... areas from which certain groups are prohibited. The application of "imminent danger" in past circumstances has been to situations that meet certain criteria. The most notable was Lincoln's decision...

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... that Drucker's vision of delegation relies on a coaching management style--essentially, periodic listening as subordinates describe their planning and progress--because a direct-control style of management would negate the executive's decision not to spend time on delegated projects. In step two, it mentions that executives ask both themselves and their subordinates what they contribute now to the organization and what they ... the basis of pre-arranged or tacit consensus is emphasized in the step five. Perhaps this is the best section in the book "executive decision-making", when to make...

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... capital expenditures, and funding required. For new businesses or businesses seeking funding, credibility and excitement are key elements of the executive summary. Venture capitalists receive hundreds of plans each month, and just a few are actually being read from cover to cover. A quick 20-second ... plans to read and which companies to interview for investment. When the plan is the vehicle used to attract financing or investment, the executive summary should make it clear to the reader who is a potential source of funds why this is a sound investment. Business Background The ... examp...

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... . The goal has been to recognize the unique input of the executive on the performance of the overall organization and utilize compensation strategies that support long-term organizational goals. Although intended to encourage long-term decision -making, developments in executive compensation during the 90's have encouraged executive compensation practices that support the individual executive's goals and do not support the long-term goal of the ... organization - maximizing shareholder value. There have been four general categories for executive compensation - direct pay, annual incentiv...

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... company. He is, therefore, at the right position of becoming the next chief executive officer. Therefore, if I was in the same position as Jill, I would first consider the consequences of each decision and then reason along the various ethical theories that can assist in solving the problem ... . There are several ethical theories that can be used to analyze each case and then arrive at the right decision. The theories include teleological, consequential and deontological approaches. Ethical Theories The teleological approach argues that the rightness of an action depends on ... action ...

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Is the war on terrorism giving too large a shift of power to the executive branch? It seems that since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the executive branch has gained excessive power. In an article written by David E. Sanger for the New York Times, several good points are brought forth on this issue. The president (George W. Bush) ... to military decisions during war time. After all, didn't the framers of the constitution want several people to be the ones making important decisions such as these? This way the decision would not be made due to a single person's bias or whishes; suc...

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... because of some principle, especially when outcomes of their courageous deed seem so minute. To encourage employees to act rationally, an organization must have a role model, an executive who actually makes decisions not only with compliance to business and law, but also within the ethical boundaries. In other words the employees must be made aware that ... of the customer. Let us, for a second go back to the problem at the beginning of this story. We left off at a point of making a decision whether to inform the owners or not of the minimal design of the classrooms in the private schoo...

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... ask and answer critical questions at appropriate times, and 3. Desire to actively use the critical questions. The authors of Whatever It Takes: The Realities of Managerial Decision Making (McCall & Kaplan, 1990), describe decision making as follows: "Executive decision making is not a series of single linear acts like baking a pie. It is a process, a sequence of behavior, that stretches back into a murky past and forward ... of deciding upon a course of action. It is sometimes choosing a course of action that will deliver the lesser of two evils, as was the case in the last presidential...

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... type of thinking task. Critical thinking also involves evaluating the thinking process - the reasoning that went into the conclusion we've arrived at the kinds of factors considered in making a decision. Critical thinking is sometimes called directed thinking because it focuses on a desired outcome." Halpern (1996). "Broadly speaking, critical thinking is concerned with reason, intellectual honesty, and open-mindedness, as ... and evaluated The ability to identify arguments and issues The ability to see connections between topics and use knowledge from other disciplines to enhance their...

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