INTERVIEW AND FINAL PAPER 50 POINTS
Selecting the right person to interview is important as you will not be able fully complete
the assignment without having a person who has managerial decision making and
accountability for the business or organization.
You will be required to interview a decision maker of a company or corporation, document the
interview and write a final paper. The interview will be conducted to learn how this individual
makes managerial decisions concerning the economics of their business and how those decisions

have affected the overall business strategies for the company or corporation.
Using what you have learned in this course you must interweave models or learning’s from the
text in your written paper. Correct use of citing and a reference page is required.
Your paper can be an informative paper or even a paper where you are making observations of
this company or corporation and create a paper that provides suggestions for future
improvements, recommendations or request for approval to proceed with changes necessary to
improve a process or an outcome. You could also do a compare contrast between two difference
decision makers in different companies.
Your paper should be between 5 and 7 pages double spaced Times New Roman 12 point font. It
must follow College of Business MLA standards.
Special note: THE FINAL PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF 5
CITATIONS. THREE MUST BE FROM THE TEXT ASSIGNED FOR THIS COURSE
AND TWO MUST BE FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES. YOUR PAPER SHOULD ALSO
INCLUDE WHEN AND WHERE YOUR INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE AND DETAIL
ABOUT THE PERSON YOU INTERVIEWED IE NAME POSITION ETC. YOU MUST
ALSO INCLUDE A TITLE PAGE AND A REFERENCE PAGE WHICH ARE NOT PART
OF THE 5 TO 7 PAGES.
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SOME POSSIBLE QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT DOES THE BUSINESS DO?
WHEN DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS?
WHAT DID IT TAKE TO START YOUR BUSINESS?

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS?
WHAT KINDS OF DECISIONS DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE?
WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS OR RISKS IN YOUR BUSINESS?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BENIFITS OF OWNING YOUR OWN BUSINESSS?
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT YOUR JOB?
WHAT TYPES OF DECISIONS TO YOU MAKE IN YOUR BUSINESS OR
ORGANIZATION?
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS WHAT KINDS OF ALTERNATIVIES DO YOU
CONSIDER? CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE?
WHAT KINDS OF INFORMATION DO YOU USE WHEN MAKING DECISIONS?
DOES YOUR COMPANY PROVIDE YOU DATA TO ASSIST IN MAKING DECISIONS?
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME DO YOU USE INTUTION VERSUS ECONOMIC
MODELS WHEN MAKING DECISIONS? CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE?
CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF SUNK COST IN YOUR ORGANIZATION?
WHEN MAKING HIRING DECISIONS WHAT TYPES OF TOOLS DO YOU USE IE
EVALUATIVE OR PERSONALITY TESTS R OTHERS? !
WHAT TYPE OF TOOLS DO YOU USE WHEN MAKING STAFFING DECISIONS? !
WHO IS YOUR COMPETION? !
HOW DO YOU MANAGE HOW YOUR COMPETITION IS DOING? !
DO YOU GET DATA FROM A SOURCE TO WATCH HOW YOU ARE DOING IN
TERMS OF MARKET SHARE? IF SO CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF THE
TYPE OF DATA YOU RECEIVE AND HOW OFTEN? !
IN MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS DO YOU THINK GUT FEELING IS GOOD
ENOUGH IN MAKING DECISIONS? !
DO YOU HAVE ANY DECISION MAKING MODELS? IF YES CAN YOU SHARE ONE
WITH ME? !

WHAT ECONOMIC DECISION MAKING BACKGROUND DO YOU HAVE? !
HAVE YOU HAD EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONAL
EFFICIENCIES? IF YES CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE? WHAT TYPES OF
DATA WAS USED WHEN MAKING THOSE CHANGES AND WHERE DID THAT
DATA COME FROM? !
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN INVOLED IN OUTSOURCING? IF YES CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT THAT?
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WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF OUTSOURCING? !
HOW DO YOU IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCIES? !
HOW DOES SCARCITY AFFECT THE DECISIONS YOU OR OTHERS MAKE IN
YOUR ORGANIZATION? !
WHAT ARE YOUR ORGANIZATIONS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES? !
HOW ARE DECISIONS MADE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION? !
HOW MUCH ROOM FOR ERROR IS THERE IN YOUR BUSINESS OR
ORGANIZATION? !
ARE PEOPLE AFRAID TO MAKE DECISIONS IN YOUR BUSINESS? IF YES WHAT
TYPES OF TRAINING DOES YOUR BUSINESS OFFER TO HELP TEAM MEMBERS
LEARN HOW TO MAKE SOUND BUSINESS DECISIONS? !
CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPES OF DECISIONS YOU MAKE IN
YOUR ORGANIZATION? !
WHAT TYPES OF SUPPORT DOES YOUR COMPANY GIVE YOU IN MAKING
DECISIONS? !
HOW MUCH ROOM IS THERE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION TO MAKE THE WRONG
DECISION?
ARE THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE REVIEWED BY OTHERS BEFORE THEY ARE
IMPLEMENTED?