scholarly journals Evaluating GPS Effectiveness for Natural Resource Professionals: Integrating Undergraduate Students in the Decision-Making Process

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Daniel R. Unger ◽  
I-Kuai Hung ◽  
Yanli Zhang ◽  
David L. Kulhavy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Decision Making Process

The Legislative Decision-Making Process

1982 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 7-8
Author(s):  
Richard DeGraw ◽  
Bette F. DeGraw
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Role Play ◽  
The Political ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
List Type ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Legislative Decision

The Legislative Decision Making Process is an educational role play for graduate or undergraduate students concerning the political and pressure relationships involved in the political decision-making process. The role play reviews the implications of the decision-making processes upon the provision of services by governmental agencies.The role play engages from twenty to sixty students in a simulated budget-making and lobbying experience and utilizes this experience to teach students:1.The values and pressures considered by bureaucracies and the Legislature in decision-making;2.The relationships which exist between clients, community groups, administrators and politicians;3.The various techniques of Community Organization for lobbying and Legislative influence.The role play consists of various groups of students in roles which include legislators, administrators of three major state departments, two minor state departments, parent groups, Concerned Citizen groups, American Indians disabled individuals and ex-clients.

Immunizing Children: A Qualitative Analysis of Future Parental Decision Making

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 1032-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah C. Espeleta ◽  
Lana O. Beasley ◽  
Leigh E. Ridings ◽  
Tyler J. Smith ◽  
Jennifer D. Shields
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Parental Decision Making ◽  
Decision Making Model

Vaccinations are considered one of public health’s greatest accomplishments. Despite evidence for vaccine effectiveness, uptake levels are still well below the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines. The immunization decision-making process for parents is complex and depends on factors associated with knowledge and experiences. This qualitative study sought to expand on a previous decision-making model for immunizations by examining how individuals receive vaccination information, determining the role of experience in influencing decisions, and understanding how young adults might locate vaccination information in the future. Three focus groups were conducted with 29 undergraduate students without children. Results suggest that young adults exhibit an awareness of information regarding vaccine use and effectiveness, value doctor opinions and recommendations, and desire more robust research on vaccinations. Implications of these results include the importance of (1) disseminating vaccination education to young adults, (2) enhancing consistency/trust between medical professionals and youth, and (3) expanding public policy to increase vaccine uptake.

WeRGreat, Inc. Merit Increase Decisions

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Jannifer G. David
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Merit Pay ◽  
Employment Law ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Actual Dollar

Although U.S. corporations rely heavily on merit pay programs to distribute pay increases to their employees, many undergraduate students, even those who have held jobs, lack exposure to merit pay programs until they take their first human resource management course. The exercise gives students an opportunity to experience how organizations make merit pay decisions. With this exercise, students decide what employee information is job-related and what is non–job-related, ensure their decisions conform to employment law, perform calculations to ascertain the actual dollar amounts of the raises, and consider other managers’ opinions through a group decision-making process. Finally, because this exercise is conducted in small groups, it can be used in classes of any size.

scholarly journals How Does Reciprocity Affect Undergraduate Student Orientation towards Stakeholders?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 5987 ◽  
Author(s):  
José-Luis Godos-Díez ◽  
Roberto Fernández-Gago ◽  
Laura Cabeza-García
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Preferences ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Student Orientation ◽  
Individual Traits ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, students are more aware of the impact of companies on their stakeholders and the need for properly handling their expectations to operationalize corporate social responsibility. Nevertheless, little is known about how certain individual traits may relate to their stance on the issue. This exploratory research contributes to stakeholder theory by analysing the effect of the individual’s decision-making process, including the consideration of their social preferences, on their orientation toward stakeholder management. Here, we draw upon a theoretical model for resource-allocation decision-making consisting of reciprocal and non-reciprocal components. Our data, from undergraduate students enrolled in different degrees, were collected through a questionnaire and two social within-subject experiments (ultimatum and dictator games). Thus, our results show that the presence of a reciprocal component when decisions are made is positively linked to an instrumental orientation toward stakeholders. In addition, a greater non-reciprocal component in the decision-making process corresponds to a more normative orientation.

scholarly journals Relação entre a autoeficácia e os estágios do processo decisório: análise da percepção dos futuros administradores

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 792-807
Author(s):  
Atais Catarina Karpinski ◽  
Dieli Cristina Cogo ◽  
Ricardo Adriano Antonelli ◽  
Alison Martins Meurer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Rational Decision ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – This study analyzes the relationship between self-efficacy and the stages of the decision-making process, based on the perception of the undergraduate students in bachelor degree in Business Administration.Design/methodology/approach – It characterizes as a descriptive research, with a quantitative approach, using the Structural Equation Modeling technique, and data collection performed through a survey.Findings – The results indicate an association between self-efficacy and the stages of the decision-making process, allowing partial acceptance of the research hypothesis. In this sense, Effectiveness towards Adversity and Social Efficacy are shown as elements to be observed in terms of developing skills, which enable the students to realize such constructs, since there is a significant relationship with behavior in the decision making process. Thus, self-efficacy is presented as a propeller of the individual's confidence in the challenges and experiences with interpersonal relationships, whose experience supports the cognitive process which enables the recognition of the situation and the actions to be developed. Moreover, it is worth noticing the relevance of considering behavioral aspects in decision-making studies; regarding to, as well, the current discussions about the limitations of rational decision models.Research limitations/implications – The cross-section time frame and the sample composition of academics at a university are limitations that can be overcome in the future.Originality/value - Analyzing the relationship of self-efficacy with the stages of the decision-making process becomes relevant, since it brings contributions on the relationship of subjective abilities with decision making, in order to highlight characteristics not covered by rational decision-making models.

From Students to Researchers and Pupils to Partners

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Slack ◽  
Justin Gaines ◽  
Ariana Brocious
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Research University ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Marked Contrast ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Public Research University ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Conducting Research

As undergraduate students in a public research university, the large classes and emphasis on lecture formats often eclipse the benefits such an institution can and should bring to the formation of young scholars. However, the Nogales intern program was a marked contrast. It brought us in contact with the realities of conducting research. We were integral to the decision making process and were able to contribute in key decision making debates about how to address problems and adapt research designs. However, learning to work with the "collaboration, democratization of knowledge and social change" (Strand et al. 2003) of CBPR while exploring the boundaries of participant, researcher, student and, most importantly, partner is a long journey.

scholarly journals Decision-Making Process of International Undergraduate Students: An Exploratory Narrative Inquiry into Reflections of Chinese Students in Canada

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-268
Author(s):  
Hantian Wu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
International Students ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Decision Making Processes

Purpose: This research is an exploratory narrative inquiry into reflections of three Chinese international undergraduate students in a Canadian university, University S, which reveals participants’ entire decision-making processes as potential international undergraduate students. Design/Approach/Methods: A two-dimensional analytical framework has been constructed. One dimension is based on three phases of the entire decision-making process: the phases of deciding whether or not to study abroad, selecting destination countries, and choosing target institutions. The second dimension is based on three kinds of hypothetically proposed environmental factors within each phase: policy factors, (family and regional) socioeconomic factors, and information factors. First-hand data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted based on the analytical framework. Findings: This article suggests that both policymakers in the source country (i.e., China) and university administrators in the destination country (i.e., Canada) should further support potential international undergraduate students during each phase of their decision-making processes, particularly through optimizing information supply channels. Originality/Value: This article has the potential to construct a new theoretical framework as a supplement for analyzing the entire decision-making process of potential international students. As a pilot study, it provides a template for further investigations.

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