1. Consider a university. Give two examples of decisions that university managers might
make at:
It might help you to see relationships between concepts if you prepare a matrix like the
following:
Example Decision First Example Second Example
2. For each of the four levels of decision making (strategic planning, management control,
operational control, transactional control), give an example of a decision that focuses
on whether:
Again, it might help you to see relationships between concepts if you prepare a matrix like
the following:
Goal Level Effectiveness Efficiency Asset
Safeguarding
Decision Making
You might like to use the four (4) traditional functional areas of a business to focus your
questions:
• Marketing – Sales
• HR – Staff
• Finance and Admin. – Funds
• Production – Products
4. Use a matrix to organize and to present your answers. Hint: You may need to use more
than one matrix.
Transactional Control Level
Goals \ Information Question Types of Source of Information
Information