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CAREFULLY
• This assignment is a groupassignment.Each group will consist of 4-5 Students only.
• 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. Demonstrate decision tools and employ appropriate analytical business models to break down complex issues.(C.L.O :2.2)
3. Demonstrate effective leadership skills and teamwork capacity for efficient decision making with the problem owners and other stakeholders as either a team member or a team leader. (C.L.O :3.1)
Assignment Instructions:
1. Identify the main problem and subproblems of the case? [Mark 1]
2. Writ the problem statement about the above case. Problem statement should include the followings: [400-500 words] [Marks 2]
• Briefly summarize the problem
• Identify symptoms of the problem
• Describe the size and scope of the problem
• Identify the consequences
3. Discuss the problem with 5-Why analysis. [Marks 1]
4. Brainstorm with your team and generate all the ideas that your team suggests.[Mark 1]
5. Weighing the alternatives [Marks 2]
When weighing the various alternatives, how well each alternative fulfils the variables to consider can be expressed as scores. A different rating scale will be used to assess each alternative:
|
+2 very suitable +1 quite suitable 0 neither suitable nor unsuitable -1 not quite suitable -2 not suitable at all |
Note: Positive numbers (+2 or +1) indicate that the alternative is able to fulfil the variables, whereas negative numbers (-2 or -1) denote the opposite.
6. Draw a decision tree based for decision making, [1Marks]
7. “Do the company reskill or replace the workforce” what will be your decision and why? [Mark 1]
8. Write the conclusion and overall assessment.[Marks 1]
Answers
1. Answer-
2. Answer-
3. Answer-
4. Answer–
5. Answer-
6. Answer-
7. Answer-
8. Answer
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 3
Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)
Due Date: End of week 13, 6th of December@ 23:59
Course Name: Decision Making and Problem Student’s Name:
Solving
Course Code: MGT312
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 1st
CRN:
Academic Year:2025-26; FIRST SEMESTER
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
/ 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
This assignment is a group assignment. Each group will consist of 4-5 Students only.
•
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. Demonstrate decision tools and employ appropriate analytical business models to
break down complex issues. (C.L.O :2.2)
3. Demonstrate effective leadership skills and teamwork capacity for efficient
decision making with the problem owners and other stakeholders as either a team
member or a team leader. (C.L.O :3.1)
Assignment Instructions:
• 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: Do We Reskill or Replace Our Workforce?
Author:
Kerr, William; Hull, Paddy; Brown, Hayden
Date of Publication:
Jul/Aug2025
Published:
Harvard Business Review
Read the attached case study titled as “Case Study: Do We Reskill or Replace Our
Workforce? by Kerr, William; Hull, Paddy; Brown, Hayden, published in Harvard
Business Review, and answer the following Questions:
1. Identify the main problem and subproblems of the case?
[Mark 1]
2. Writ the problem statement about the above case. Problem statement should include
the followings: [400-500 words]
[Marks 2]
• Briefly summarize the problem
•
Identify symptoms of the problem
•
Describe the size and scope of the problem
•
Identify the consequences
3. Discuss the problem with 5-Why analysis.
[Marks 1]
4. Brainstorm with your team and generate all the ideas that your team suggests. [Mark
1]
5. Weighing the alternatives
[Marks 2]
When weighing the various alternatives, how well each alternative fulfils the
variables to consider can be expressed as scores. A different rating scale will be used
to assess each alternative:
+2 very suitable
+1 quite suitable
0 neither suitable nor unsuitable
-1 not quite suitable
-2 not suitable at all
Note: Positive numbers (+2 or +1) indicate that the alternative is able to fulfil the
variables, whereas negative numbers (-2 or -1) denote the opposite.
6. Draw a decision tree based for decision making,
[1 Marks]
7. “Do the company reskill or replace the workforce” what will be your decision and
why?
[Mark 1]
8. Write the conclusion and overall assessment.
[Marks 1]
Answers
1. Answer2. Answer3. Answer4. Answer5. Answer6. Answer7. Answer8. Answer
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