Nasa
Nasa
In doing what the agency is in business to do, do you think NASA managers deal
more with structured or unstructured problems?Explain.
NASA is facing uncertainty over its purpose and budget. Additionally, NASA has had
some spectacular disasters that can be traced to errors in the decision-making
process. These events, including the Challenger and Columbia disasters, suggest that
NASA's decision-making conditions involve a high level of uncertainty.
4.How could NASA managers best utilize the decision-making process as they shape
its post-shuttle future?
NASA managers face uncertainty over the agency's purpose and budget, and that
critics complain that the agency's space programs are too slow and too costly. NASA
managers could best utilize the decision-making process by conducting a thorough
analysis of the agency's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats,
considering alternative options for the agency's future direction, conducting risk
assessments, and engaging diverse perspectives and open communication in their
decision-making processes.
5. How might international cooperative space efforts and outsourcing certain tasks to
private contractors affect the decision making done at NASA?
The international cooperation and outsourcing certain tasks to private contractors are
possibilities being proposed for NASA's future direction. However, it does not provide
a direct answer to this question. International cooperation and outsourcing could
affect NASA's decision making by requiring the agency to consider additional factors,
such as political and economic considerations, and by requiring the agency to
engage in effective communication and collaboration with external partners.
Additionally, outsourcing could require NASA to develop effective contracts and
oversight mechanisms to ensure quality and safety in outsourced tasks.