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| Alternatives | A choice limited to one of two possibilities, as of things, propositions, or coursed of action. |
| Characteristics | Pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive |
| Complaint Decision Making | The choice is made for you by someone else, with your permission. |
| Compromise | Something that combines qualities or elements of different things; to give up something to reach a decision. |
| Decision Making Process | The process of choosing between two or more alternatives or options; most logical way to make a decision. |
| Decision Making Style | The typical manner in which a person makes a decision. |
| Delaying Decision Making | The need for decision making is not recognized or, if recognized, it is put off for some future date. |
| Eldercare | The care of older persons/parent, especially in the home and by a son or daughter. |
| Employee Benefits | Indirect and non-cash compensation in addition to their normal wages or salaries paid to an employee. |
| Family Medical Leave Act | Allows employees of government agencies and companies with more than fifty employees to take up to three months of unpaid leave during or after a pregnancy. |
| Flex time | A system of working that allows an employee to choose, within limits, the hours for starting and leaving work each day. |
| Fringe Benefit | An extra benefit supplementing an employee's salary, for example, a company car, subsidized meals, bonus, privilege, etc. |
| Hunch | A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts, gut feeling, origins cannot be explained by the individual. |
| Impulsive Decision Making | A choice is made without adequately finding alternatives or collecting information about the self and alternatives. |
| Job Outlook | Projected percent of change in employment in the future, positive or negative job growth. |
| Job Sharing | To share the responsibilities and duties of a single full time job with one or more other employees. |
| Major Decision | Important decision that influences a person’s future such as a career decision. |
| Painful Decision Making | A lot of time and energy are spent, but a choice is not made. |
| Planful Decision Making | A step-by-step process is used to identify alternatives and to choose one. |
| Pre-requisite | Required predecessor course. |
| Pre-requisite Skill Acquisition | The necessity to master a basic skill prior to a higher level skill, hierarchical learning, scaffolding. i.e. – walk before run, add before subtract or multiply, etc. |
| Routine | A series of activities performed regularly. |
| Stability | The state or quality of being stable |
| Tentative | Something you are unsure or hesitant about, not fully worked out or developed. |
| Telecommuting | Working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one’s place of employment. |
| Trade-off | A balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise. |
