Throughout history business management decisions have been used to strengthen companies. Conversely they are often blamed for a company going bad as well. Few would argue that the decisions management makes when it comes to business has a vital if not the most vital impact on the outcome of that business. While most people are aware that management decisions encompass the internal workings of the organization such as overtime pay rates, productions scheduling and other elements that are crucial to the company's operation, many do not realize that there are also external elements that affect management decisions.
             Members of any management team must evaluate whether or not external events and issues will have a significant impact on their industry and if so what steps they can take to minimize any negative impact while maximizing any positive impact that may occur.
             Management decisions can be found at the basis of any thriving or failing business. Whether the company remains a mom and pop shop for local services or explodes into a national chain to be reckoned with, the driving force behind any business is the management decisions that are made(The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made By Stuart Crainer
             http://www.amanet.org/books/catalog/081440491x_b.htm). Throughout history decisions have been made in business that will go down as classic because of the positive or negative impact they have had on the company.
             "Apple's decision to chase the prize of the first salable PC heralded a high-tech consumer explosion-and a booming industry(The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made By Stuart Crainer
             http://www.amanet.org/books/catalog/081440491x_b.htm)." The first Apple shipped in the year 1984 and the Apple I went on to lead the country in computer sales at that time.
             "In 1924, CEO Julius Rosenwald decided to hire Robert E. Wood and follow his vision for moving Sears & Roebuck into retailing...