Journal Entry # 3

Sessions 6 & 7 - June 9 & 11, 2014

This week, we discussed the Decision-making Model for Business Ethics in our CSRGOVE class.  I have gone through many lessons about decision-making already but this was the first time that I was taught steps on how to logically and critically make decisions.  I realized that decision-making is much more meticulous than I have perceived it to be.  Learning the six steps of Decision-Making Model for Business Ethics, I became much more aware of the impacts of making business decisions and how the tiniest of fault could give rise to problems. For example, when one fails to identify all the stakeholders involved when making business decision, taking any course of action while excluding that one group of stakeholder could create conflicts. It is possible that that certain excluded group does not accept the business decision made and hence, will produce problems.   

I admit I have taken my CSRGOVE class for granted because I thought Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance is already a very familiar concept to me given that I am majoring in Applied Corporate Management.  But after weeks of attending sessions for this class, I realized that I have much more to learn about this certain subject and definitely have much more areas for knowledge expansion. Because after all, I believe that as human beings, we can never stop learning—there is just so much knowledge out there and limitless chances to continue growing.