Business Spotlight Plus – Nr.6 2019

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6. Data as a basis for decision-making A

Complete the following three paragraphs, which are based on Bob

Dignen’s article. Use the words from the boxes.

TEXT 1

Data is not (A) .............................................. information. It is the

(B) .............................................. of a process of data gathering, underpinned by

many (C) .............................................. assumptions and beliefs. If we examine

many of the beliefs (D) .............................................. leadership decisions, we can

find (E).............................................. indicating the (F).............................................. opposite.

TEXT 2

Many organizations have a data quality (G) ............................................... Often,

the IT systems on which they (H) .............................................. cannot capture the

data needed. The systems may be (I) ............................................... Or the data that is

(J).............................................. is (K) .............................................. or unreliable. There may

be better (L) .............................................. of information we can access.

TEXT 3

We should ask ourselves: what decision-making (M) ..............................................

do we currently use? What other (N) .............................................. to decision-

making do others take? Is it worth testing a(n) (O) .............................................. of

ways to make decisions?

This will give us (P) .............................................. into how decisions can be made.

Then we can enrich the (Q) .............................................. of our decision-making.

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