Irrational Decisions

A rational decision implies that a qualitative and considered thought process was undertaken in order to reach an optimal outcome. Although there are defined rules that add structure to the rational decision making process (Tripathi & PNP 2007; Williams, & McWilliams 2013), according to contingency theory and with respect to the rationality paradigm, there are limits to which an optimal outcome is realised (Morgan 1986, p. 167; Schoonhoven 1981, p. 352). External factors such as government, customers, competitors and suppliers all impose their constraints that influence the final decision. Contingency theory suggests that the final decision is ultimately determined by the organisation’s overall objectives coupled with real world limitations, and consequently all rational decisions take the form of bounded rationality and therefore should be considered suboptimal (Todd & Gigerenzer 2003, p. 144; March & Simon 1958, p. 269). However, there is another view that considers rational decisions made independently and unbounded will become optimal, or more accurately stated, maximising the expected utility (Von Neumann & Morgenstern 1944).

Commitment can be tricky sometimes. Especially when the thing you are committing to ends up resulting in a loss instead of a gain. The Brafmans captured the feeling of the moment when you have lost. “At this point it becomes clear to each of the participants that he or she isn’t the only one with the brilliant idea of winning the twenty bucks for cheap. There is a collective hard swallow” (31). The worst is when you’re taking on a loss of an idea so heavily believed in. I ended up switching majors because of constant loss of creativity. My initial major was graphic design. I started designing since my freshman year of high school. It was a way for me to blow off some steam and express

The saying “everybody wants what they can’t have” seems to be very true when it comes to The Last of Mr. Norris by Christopher Isherwood and Boredom by Alberto Moravia. Dino’s need to possess an unobtainable young girl in Boredom is similar to the desire of Mr. Norris, and the communist party he is affiliated with, to take control away from the Nazi occupied German Government. Despite these two stories being over completely different subjects, the authors display a common theme throughout both. The theme of which being that trying to possess something, or somebody, that is unobtainable will lead a person to make irrational decisions.

in india“When one boy is educated, one person will be wise. When one girl is educated entire family will be wise.” This is famous quote by girl education pioneer Mahatma Phule. This underlines the importance women in society. From the time of independence our constitution concentrated to give enough right for women. But the problem is that women are facing many problems in this modern age of gender equality.

Traditionally, an Indian woman had only four roles and those were; Her role as a daughter, wife, sister, and lastly, a mother. The women in today’s time however are experiencing far reaching changes and are entering into new fields that were unknown to them. They are actively participating in social, economic and political activities. Unlike the older times, women today have received higher education.

Commitment is defined as having dedication to be your best self every day. We should be committed, which obligates us to be our best for patients, physicians and our peers. Because a commitment obligates you, before making a commitment, you should think about the possible outcome of your decision. Don’t tell a patient that you can get their insurance to pay a claim when you have no power over what the insurance company pays for. When you

I scored a 14 on the rational decision style, which showed I somewhat like to make decisions based on facts and logical analysis. I also scored a 16 on the intuitive decision style which was a strong preference for this section. Representing I like to make decisions based on their inner feelings or "gut instinct".

True commitment comes to those who put in the

Recognize how much you are willing to invest in your dream house and continue with that budget. It’s easy to look at a home and fall in love with it, leading you to definitely make irrational decisions. Before hitting the road to go shopping for a brand new house, figure out what will match your budget and stay in charge. Think about the costs of one's homeowner's and property taxes and not simply the mortgage loan monthly

On the other hand, people who live in cities treat each other with respect despite the gender. The reason being is that they have grown up in an environment where they are taught gender equality. Moreover, since cities have better quality education, children would receive unbiased information at a young age instead of taught obsolete beliefs. Education helps us establish our own opinions and have unique points of views on different aspects of life instead of believing information from biased sources. For instance, in the village, no one has ever questioned the expectations that their society has for women. Meanwhile, in cities, feminists are fighting for gender equality and rights for women around the globe. Hence, the only way to completely abolish gender prejudice is to build better education systems in rural areas, rectify the corrupted views of gender roles, and keep pace with the new era. In addition to the discrimination towards women’s opinions, stereotypes of gender roles still exists in rural communities. In the present day, people have accepted the independence of women in modern society. On the other

The low status of women and girls is due to cultural beliefs and the material cost they represent to their families. Vanaja Dhruvarajan says that there is a belief regarding the nature of men and women: "Men are ritually pure, physically strong, and emotionally mature; women, on the other hand, are ritually pollutable, physically weak, and lack strong willpower" (30). Because of these

India has always had a problem dealing with people who are not able to satisfy the stereotypes; whether if it’s a woman trying to be independent and make it on

For the scope of this paper, we will refer to the female gender as objects. Because such stereotype in India is part of their daily lives, Objectification in India begins from even before they are born. The

The history of civilization has been the history of women oppression and her marginalization. All religions produced by the patriarchal societies have been the most effective instruments of male chauvinism. This subservience of women from the primitive times and the consequent differentiation made between the two sexes according to their gender identity is evident in the Indian society too. In Indian society, a woman’s role has been compartmentalized as a daughter, a wife and a mother. She has never been acknowledged as an individual outside these pre-destined roles. Over the decades, however, the position of Indian woman

The socioeconomic transformation of Indian society in the present century and especially in the post- independence period in the form of industrialization, urbanization, westernization, spread of education and enhanced employment opportunities for women has brought about a series of perceptible changes in the status, outlook worldview and, attitude of Indian women, specially educated middle class women. Now and more have been coming out of the four walls of their homes in search of gainful employment which is evident from the slow but steadily rising female work participation Rate (WPR) during the last three censuses. According to 1991 census female WPR for urban areas was 7.18 which rose to 8.31 in 2001 and finally to 9.91 in 2011.