consequence-based decision-making
[KON-suh-kwens-baysd dih-SIZH-uhn-may-king]
noun
tomada de decisão baseada em consequências
1. A decision-making approach that evaluates choices primarily by examining and considering the outcomes or results that will likely follow from each option, rather than focusing on rules, duties, or virtues
The company adopted consequence-based decision-making to maximize shareholder value.
A empresa adotou tomada de decisão baseada em consequências para maximizar o valor para os acionistas.
2. In ethics and philosophy, a method of determining right and wrong actions based on the results or effects they produce, particularly associated with utilitarian thinking
Consequence-based decision-making suggests that an action is moral if it produces the greatest good for the greatest number.
A tomada de decisão baseada em consequências sugere que uma ação é moral se produz o maior bem para o maior número de pessoas.
3. A practical problem-solving strategy that weighs potential outcomes to choose the option with the most favorable results
In managing the crisis, the team used consequence-based decision-making to minimize losses.
Na gestão da crise, o time usou tomada de decisão baseada em consequências para minimizar perdas.
This term is particularly prevalent in American business and academic contexts, reflecting pragmatic and utilitarian values in decision-making frameworks. In Brazil, it represents a modern approach to management and ethics that contrasts with more tradition-based or duty-oriented approaches. The concept has gained increased prominence in corporate governance, risk management, and business ethics discussions across both countries, especially in multinational corporations and contemporary philosophical discourse.
Related Idioms & Phrases
weighing the consequences
thinking ahead to the results
following through with the outcomes
playing out the end game
what goes around comes around
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