BBA 3826 Managerial Decision Making

BBA 3826 Managerial Decision Making

Question 1

Lately, the stock market has experienced unprecedented
volatility – wild ups and downs. Discuss how stock trading has created a
lot of this volatility and the decisions for stock traders to buy and sell
wildly in terms of hyperbolic discounting.

Question 2

The news has been full of stories lately about the stock
market problems, sub-prime mortgages, and ponzi schemes. All of these required
people to make decisions. Research one of the stories and discuss how
motivation influenced people to make such terrible decisions. Had exponential
discounting played a part in the decision(s) that you had researched. If so,
how?

Question 3

Report on a decision that you were a part of or had
witnessed in your organization where personal motivation and/or emotions on the
part of decision maker(s) may have caused a sub-optimal decision to be made.

Question 4

Discuss a recent decision that you made (purchase an
automobile or home, change jobs, etc.). How did motivation and emotions
influence your decision? Did you experience any internal conflict (a battle
between what you wanted versus what you should do)? How did you resolve this
conflict?