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Module 9 Journal Entry


What advantages does research offer to the decision-maker over seat-of-the-pants decision making?

Doing the research would give a person a well-rounded view of any topic.  With research you should be able to see both what the advantages are as well as the disadvantages. Research provides prior experiences and accumulated knowledge based off of the experiments that were probably conducted. Making decisions after weighing the facts is the best practice to go with, especially in the realm of medicine. Otherwise you would be risking lives and would certainly result in a lawsuit.

When my previous laptop died on me, I didn’t buy the first laptop that came up in my Google search. I perused several sites and compared not only the features but the prices as well.  After limiting my selection to a smaller number, I looked at the customer reviews as well to get a sense of the experiences that other people had with the laptops I was considering.  By doing my research I was able to make a selection that fit my criteria as well as my budget.

In real world situations, sometimes seat-of-the-pants decision making works out to everyone’s benefit.  However, for the most part those decisions are probably weighted by prior experience and knowledge.  If a decision maker in a managerial position is lacking the prior experience and knowledge, typically there is a manual to reference to for certain situations.  You could say that the manual created based on knowledge and experience from prior occurrences. I used to be able to say “you can’t just fly a plane without experience” but a recent article disproved that theory when an ordinary guy landed a plane safely with the help of air traffic control (Schonfeld, 2022).

In my opinion, hard facts will always win over “feelings” in most situations. Especially in the realm of research and making decisions based on that research.  Look at the controversy surrounding the Covid vaccine and how many people didn’t get vaccinated because it “didn’t feel right.” My household trusted the research of doctors and scientists that have spent their livelihood on the science of medicine, and all got vaccinated.

 

Source:

Schonfeld, A. (2022, May 16). Passenger Who Landed Airplane with No Flying Experience Speaks Out: “Life or Death Situation.” PEOPLE.Com. https://people.com/human-interest/passenger-who-landed-airplane-with-no-flying-experience-speaks-out/

 

 

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