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Decision Making

Decision Making. Common Strategies. The Decision-Making Process…. Identify the Problem Gather information and list alternatives Consider consequences of each alternative Select the best course of action Evaluate the results. Factors that can Influence a Decision……. A. Values

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Decision Making

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  1. Decision Making Common Strategies

  2. The Decision-Making Process… • Identify the Problem • Gather information and list alternatives • Consider consequences of each alternative • Select the best course of action • Evaluate the results

  3. Factors that can Influence a Decision…… • A. Values What is important to your family, others in your culture. • B. Peers 1. People you know 2. Pressure for positive and negative behaviors

  4. 3. Habits You are accustomed to doing it this way • 4. Feelings (love, anger, frustration, ambivalence, and rejection) 1. If you do make a certain decision 2. If you don’t make a certain decison

  5. 5. Family 1. Your family’s preference 2. Decisions other family members have made • 6. Risks and Consequences 1. What (or how much) you stand to win 2. What (or how much) you stand to lose

  6. 7. Age 1. Minor 2. Adult

  7. Common Decision-Making Strategies…… • 1. Spontaneity Choosing the first option that comes to mind; giving little or no consideration to the consequences of the choice

  8. 2. Compliance Going along with family, school, work, or peer expectations.

  9. 3. Procrastination Postponing thought and action until options are limited.

  10. 4. Agonizing Accumulating so much information that analyzing the options becomes overwhelming.

  11. 5. Intention Choosing an option that will be both intellectually and emotionally satisfying.

  12. 6. Desire Choosing the option that might achieve the best result, regardless of the risk involved.

  13. 7. Avoidance Choosing the option that is most likely to avoid the worst possible result.

  14. 8. Security Choosing the option that will bring some success, offend the fewest people, and pose the least risk.

  15. 9. Synthesis Choosing the option that has a good chance to succeed and which you like the best.

  16. Economic Influences on Decision-Making • 1. Consumer Prices – changes in the buying power of the dollar, inflation • 2. Consumer Spending – demand for goods and services

  17. 3. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - total value of goods and services produced within the country • 4. Housing Starts - the number of new homes being built • 5. Interest Rates – the cost of borrowing money

  18. 6. Money Supply – funds available for spending on the economy • 7. Stock Market Index – (such as the Dow Jones Averages, Standard & Poor’s 500) indicate general trends in the value of U.S. stocks

  19. 8. Unemployment – the number of people without employment who are willing to work

  20. Risks Associated with Decision-Making…… • A. Personal Risks - factors that may create a less than desirable situation. Personal risk may be in in the form of inconvenience, embarrassment, safety, or health concerns.

  21. B. Inflation Risk – rising prices cause lower buying power. Buying an item later may mean a higher price.

  22. C. Interest-Rate Risk changing interest rates affect your costs (when borrowing) and your benefits (when saving or investing).

  23. D. Income Risk changing jobs or reduced spending by consumers can result in a lower income or loss of one’s employment. Career changes or job loss can result in a lower income and reduced buying power.

  24. E. Liquidity Risk – certain types of savings (certificates of deposit) and investments (real estate) may be difficult to convert to cash quickly.

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