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Learning Outcomes:
Describe decision making process for complex issues pertaining to business environment both internally and externally. (C.L.O :1.1)
Define different perspectives and concepts of problem solving in diverse contexts and business situations. (C.L.O :1.2)
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]
2.Identify the causes of problem based on the following techniques? [Marks 3]
a.Cause of the problem- 5 Why Technique
a.Why-1
b.Why-2
c.Why-3
d.Why-4
e.Why-5
b.Develop a Cause-and-Effect Diagram
3.Develop a mind map for decision making, [2 Marks]
4.Write all the alternative choices of your decision. [Mark 1]
5.Make a decision and write the conclusion. [Marks 2]
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