A decision is a resolution that is made about a certain fact, event or situation.
From the Latin decisĭo , the decision is a determination or resolution that is made about a certain thing . Generally the decision represents a beginning or end to a situation ; that is, it imposes a change of state .
For example: “They offered me a new position abroad, but my decision was to stay in the office since I am very comfortable” , “In a controversial decision, Justice ordered the release of the alleged murderers” , “A soccer match It requires the player to make quick and precise decisions.”
Result of a mental-cognitive process
Experts define a decision as the result of a mental-cognitive process of a person or a group of individuals. The process that consists of making a choice between different alternatives is known as decision making .
Decision making takes place in all aspects of life and at all times. From the moment a person wakes up and chooses what to have for breakfast, through clothing, means of transportation, lunch and many other things, the subject must decide countless times a day. Of course, some decisions are more important than others because of their repercussions.
When making a decision, one option is chosen and others are discarded.
The decision in companies
In a general sense, making a decision always requires knowing the problem and understanding it in order to solve it or, at least, decide based on the information processed.
In the field of companies , decision-making usually uses quantitative methodologies (with market studies, statistics, etc.) to reduce the margin of error. Deciding to launch a product by intuition is not the same as doing so after carrying out a survey among 5,000 consumers.
The concept in different contexts
In addition to all of the above, it is necessary to highlight the existence of what is known as the Rota Decision . This is a term used to refer to the set of sentences established by the Tribunal of the Sacra Rota, of the city of Rome. This is the most important court of those that make up the Catholic Church and is responsible for addressing issues such as marital annulments or annulments of priestly ordination.
Other fields that also use the term decision are, for example, boxing or computer science. In the first case, this word is used to refer to the agreement or result that is adopted between the judges of the competition.
In the second area, for its part, when talking about decision, reference is made to the problem that requires that the professionals in charge must opt for one of the two only alternatives that exist to solve it: yes or no.
Movie "Sophie's Choice"
Likewise, we must not overlook that in the field of the seventh art there is a film that precisely makes use of the term in question and that has become a world reference. We are referring to the film titled: “Sophie's Choice”. In 1982, the premiere took place under the direction of Alan J. Pakula.
Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline are two of the actors who lead the cast of this drama, which revolves around a love triangle marked by the harshness of Nazism.