Index Introduction 1Traditional decision-making process 1Making rational decisions 2Defining the problem-Rational 3Identifying the decision-making criteria-Rational 3Weighing the criteria-Rational 3Generating the alternatives-Rational 4Evaluating the alternatives-Rational 4Selecting the optimal Rational solution 4Taking “Good Enough” Decisions 4Making Intuitive Decisions 4Making Creative Decisions 5Global Decision Making 5Ethical Decision Making 5Key Aspects of the Management Process 6Decision Making in Today's Changing World 6Global Managerial Decision Making 7Effective Global Manager 7What a Manager Needs to Be Effective in a global scope: 8Conclusion 8References 9IntroductionDecision making plays a central role in management; for some people, management is decision making. However, in every culture there are good and bad decision makers. Good decision makers in any culture are those who learn not only to cope with the ambiguity and uncertainty of reality, but to thrive on it. Historically, managers have been able to successfully base their decisions solely on their own experience and culture; today such a limited domestic perspective no longer works. When dealing with a diverse group of employees, ensuring ethical organizational behavior will require special effort. This is because employees with different backgrounds or demographics may differ in their ethical standards. Men and women appear to have similar standards in judging the ethicality of monetary issues, but differ on issues such as the ethicality of disrupting organizational behaviors. Decision making refers to making choices between alternative courses of action, which may be paper......t requires the simultaneous recognition of situations in which demands from both global and local elements are compelling, while combining a openness and an awareness of the diversity between cultures and markets with the willingness and ability to synthesize this diversity.ReferencesAdler, N. (2008). International dimensions of organizational behavior. Mason, OH: Thomson Learning.Cohen, S. (2010). Effective global training requires a global mindset. Industrial and Commercial Training, 3-10.Jean Brittain Leslie, MD (2002). Managerial effectiveness in a global context. Greensboro, NC: Center for Creative Leadership. Nickles, M. (1998). Decision making in a global environment. Graziadio Business Review, 2-4.SagePub. (2008, March 27). The Manager as decision maker. Retrieved from www.sagepub.com: http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/23126_Chapter_5.pdf