Business Decision Making Chapter3: Thinking Critically 3: Becoming a Critical Thinker

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Part 1

Chapter1: Identifying and Defining Problems

Foreword

Preface

1: Understanding Problem Solving

2: Analyzing Problems

3: Developing Effective Problem Statements

4: Identifying and Managing Risks

Technology @ Work: Crowdsourcing

Extra Practice

Chapter2: Solving the Problem

1: Gathering and Analyzing Data

2: Developing Alternatives

3: Evaluating Options

4: Implementing the Solution

5: Monitoring and Managing the Solution

6: Verifying the Solution

Technology @ Work: Mashups

Extra Practice

Chapter3: Thinking Critically

1: Understanding Critical Thinking

2: Overcoming Obstacles to Critical Thinking

3: Becoming a Critical Thinker

Technology @ Work: Electronic Books

Extra Practice

Chapter4: Group Decision Making and Problem Solving

1: Understanding Group Dynamics

2: Evolving from a Group to a Team

3: Using Divergent Thinking

4: Using Convergent Thinking

5: Reaching Closure

6: Building Sustainable Agreements

Technology @ Work: Online Scheduling Tools

Extra Practice

Chapter5: Decision Support Tools

1: Understanding Decision Support Systems

2: Modeling Decisions Quantitatively

3: Describing Data Objectively

4: Weighing Factors

5: Creating Decision Trees

6: Using Graphics to Display Data

Technology @ Work: Spreadsheet Tools

Extra Practice

Part 2

Chapter 6: Decision-Making Processes in Organizations

1: Working within an Organization

2: Working with Problem Owners and Stakeholders in an Organization

3: Solving Organizational Problems: Adaptive Techniques

4: Investigating and Determining Organizational Problems: Root-Cause Analysis

5: Developing Ethical Solutions in Organizations

Technology @ Work: Using Technology in an Organization

Extra Practice

Chapter 7: Managing Teams to Support Decisions in Organizations

1: Successful Teams in Organizations

2: Managing Team Conflict

3: Negotiation

Technology @ Work: Miro: The Visual Collaboration Platform for Teams

Technology @ Work: Internet Monitoring

Extra Practice

Chapter 8: Organizational Communication and Decision Making

1: Organizational Communication

2: Communicating Among People

3: Workplace Communication

4: Understand the Role of Effective Meetings

5: Writing Professional Reports and Proposals

Technology @ Work: Online Collaboration Tools

Technology @ Work: Online Meetings

Technology @ Work: Presentation Software

Technology @ Work: Social Networking Groups

Extra Practice

Chapter 9: Using Data to Support the Decision-making Process

1: Understanding Data and Information

2: Following the Data Analysis Process

3: Collecting Data to Support Decision Making

4: Describing Data with Statistics (Part One)

5: Describing Data with Statistics (Part Two)

6: Working with Spreadsheets

Technology @ Work: Online Survey Tools

Extra Practice

Part 3

Chapter 10: Decision Support System Fundamentals

1: Spreadsheet-Based Decision Support Systems

2: Using Scenario Manager

3: Practicing with Scenario Manager

Extra Practice

Chapter 11: Using Microsoft Excel Solver

1: Using Solver

2: Practicing with Solver

Extra Practice

Chapter 12: The Car Production Project

Car Production Background

Creating a Spreadsheet for Decision Support

Car Production Deliverables

Chapter 13: The Ski Resort Project

Ski Resort Background

Creating a Spreadsheet for Decision Support

Ski Resort Deliverables

Chapter 14: The Electric Car Project

Electric Car Background

Creating a Spreadsheet for Decision Support

Electric Car Deliverables

Chapter 15: The Airline Project

Airline Background

Creating a Spreadsheet for Decision Support

Airline Deliverables

Glossary

3: Becoming a Critical Thinker

Becoming a Critical Thinker

TABLE 3-2: Becoming a critical thinker do’s and don’ts

3: Becoming a Critical Thinker

Develop intellectual humility

Be a critic, not a cynic

Challenge your assumptions and beliefs

Work through complex issues and problems

Have confidence in your reasoning ability

3: Becoming a Critical Thinker

Guesstimating is critical thinking

Practice becoming a critical thinker by identifying the habits of critical thinkers. Complete the following steps. 1. Get ready

Now you try it

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Which one of the following is not a habit of critical thinkers?

. What quality do you have when you understand the limits of your own knowledge?