Decision Tree Assignment

What is a Decision Tree?

A decision tree is a visual tool that is designed to aid in decision making, especially when the correct course of action is unclear, or it is difficult to decide between multiple competing possibilities. It takes the decision maker through a series of questions, and depending on the answer to each question, leads them down a different path to find the best possible decision at the end.

Your Decision Tree Assignment:

Creat.e a decision tree that you can use in your future career as a businessperson to help you make difficult business decisions in an ethical manner. Use the HBR decision tree in example 2 above as a starting place. You should use the same content and format as the HBR example has, but expand upon it. Your decision should incorporate as much of the content you have learned in this class as is possible and practical to include.

• You do not need to have "Yes" or "No" as your only possible answers, but each answer must be mutually exclusivethere should only be one possible right answer for each question. For example, you may have a question such as: "Are all stakeholders in favor of the proposed action?" and you could list the following 3 options: "Yes, all are in favor" or "Some are in favor, and some are not" or "There are no stakeholders in favor." There is only one possible answer of those 3 that is true. You may have more than 2 possible answer paths (Yes/No) for each question, but not more than 4 answer paths.
• You must incorporate stakeholders into your diagram
• You must incorporate at least 2 ethical frameworks into your diagram
• You must include a question about whether the proposed action agrees with your personal values
• Your diagram should have at least 5 levels of questions, and actionable decisions for each possible outcome. Here is a sample of what that might* look like:

Steps:

1. Make a list of questions to include in your decision tree
2. Organize your questions into a logical sequence
3. Draw your tree with the questions you came up with. Feel free to use multiple pages, as long as it is clear how each path connects.
4. Email me your completed decision tree