Manager Decision on Vaccine Permission

This assignment examines a scenario where a manager denies permission for an employee to receive a vaccine. It requires you to analyze the reasons behind this decision, exploring the potential ethical dilemmas involved and how the manager's roles and responsibilities might influence their choice. You should consider the various factors a manager needs to weigh when making such a decision, including organizational policies, employee health, and legal implications.

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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
8 step model of decision making process..............................................................................................2
Recognising the problem:..................................................................................................................2
Determining requirement..................................................................................................................2
Establishing goals...............................................................................................................................3
Identify alternatives...........................................................................................................................3
Defining criteria.................................................................................................................................3
Select a decision-making tool............................................................................................................3
Evaluate alternatives.........................................................................................................................4
Validating solution.............................................................................................................................4
Conclusion for decision making.........................................................................................................4
Roles of managers.................................................................................................................................5
Informational roles............................................................................................................................5
Decisional roles..................................................................................................................................5
Interpersonal role..............................................................................................................................6
Function of management......................................................................................................................7
Planning.............................................................................................................................................7
Organizing..........................................................................................................................................7
Staffing..............................................................................................................................................8
Directing............................................................................................................................................8
Controlling.........................................................................................................................................8
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................8
References.............................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The case is about the virus is spreading in Africa’s health worker affecting thousands
of lives. A vaccine is developed but is not suitable for the human being used according to
authorities of Australia. A manager decision regarding vaccine permission denial to health
worker is discussed by adopting an 8 step decision-making model. A manager role and
functions should be adopted by the manager to run the organization effectively.
8 step model of decision making process
Recognising the problem:
Decisions are always in response to the problem existing. Therefore it should be clear before
taking any decision “what the problem is”? In this case study the problem of the virus
spreading since long in West Africa is brought to organization. Problem definition is
important for making a good decision. In this step basically, the problem is properly studied
and analysed. For the problem arose above manager should get clarity on virus spread. The
clarity can be examined through observing the symptoms and opinions from all stakeholders
(Byrnes, 2013). The manager uses many ways to identify a problem. However, it is difficult
to gather data for a manager for to take a decision regarding giving permission to the health
worker for virus vaccine.
Determining requirement
A problem for a manager will be the interest of many stakeholders at stake. In
addition many factors like symptoms, people affected, and much more are to be considered.
In above case it to be determined that what urgent requirements are the compelling company
to develop a vaccine for humans. As in West Africa epidemic is spreading and affecting
people at the huge level (Vercellis, 2011). During the time spent for taking care of the issue, a

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manager should assemble as much as data available with the variables and peoples associated
with the issue. This help in gathering the in depth information for the problem arose.
Establishing goals
Establishing criteria gives the organization to settling on choices reliable resources
with wanted results and undertaking objectives. The reason for building up goals is to help an
organized basic leadership process and guarantee that decisions are taken according to
selected options, activities and the Core Values of an organization (Collins, 2017). With a
specific end goal to build up a reasonable procedure that shows the expressed results and
undertaking objectives, it is vital to decide the criteria building potential choices. In case of
the epidemic in Africa, this step will help the manager to take a decision regarding the
distribution of vaccine to the health worker or not. As the end goal for a manager will be not
to take the risk on the health of people.
Identifying alternatives
Company should seek for other alternatives as well for the goal it is desiring to
achieve in future. This will help a manager to not to fail in a case if the first alternative does
not work. In case of the epidemic in Africa, a manager should evaluate another course of
action in advance. It will help the manager to identify the threats that can be caused by
humans if the vaccine is launched without authority permissions (Lunenburg, 2010).
Defining criteria
It is important to characterize criteria as target measures of the objectives to quantify
how well every option accomplishes the task objectives. Every criterion should quantify
something imperative, and should not rely on another measure. This will help managers to
solve the problem in accomplishing the desired objective of vaccine invention to be available
for humans (Kaitin, 2010). Moreover, company ethical practices should be considered before
adopting any course of action.

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Select a decision-making tool
The adoption of decision-making tools depends on the difficulty of the problem arose
and experience company is having. This step will help the manager to take a decision on
problem complexity which is present in West Africa. As the seriousness of the case is high
but the company ethical practices would not allow it take decision for allowing the vaccine to
the health worker (Kaitin, 2010). The decision-making tools adopted should have the
permission of all stakeholders whose interest is going to be affected.
Evaluate alternatives
The alternatives which company is going to be adopted in future should be evaluated
against the criteria decided by the company. The criteria decided by the company must be
ethical as well. In above case of West Africa, company ethical practices should be considered
before adopting any course of action (Velasquez & Hester, 2013). The evaluation of every
step should be with the quantitative and qualitative method.
Validating solution
After the assessment procedure and choosing a preferred option, the solution decided
should be checked to guarantee that it genuinely takes care of the issue identified. The
manager should compare the issue original arose and the solution derived with the objectives
and prerequisites. The last arrangement ought to satisfy the meet prerequisites, and best
accomplish the objectives inside the estimations of the managers. In case of vaccine to be
provided to a health worker or not, a manager should evaluate all the perspective of
decisions. He should evaluate what course of action will be ethically wrong and what would
be correct.
Conclusion for decision making
A manager should evaluate all the steps of decisions making process thoroughly to
identify the threats and risk that will be coming in case if the vaccine is not successful for
humans. As a manager, he should decide not to distribute the vaccine to health worker

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because health authority of Australia has not approved it for next ten to be used for humans.
So a manager should follow its ethical practices and should not give permission to health
worker to use the vaccine. Though it will be saving thousands of lives but merely successful
experiment on chimpanzees does not assure success in human beings.
Roles of managers
Informational roles
Informational Role explains the things a manager do to develop an informational
network. In daily routine, a manager has to spend more than 70% of the time to discuss with
co-workers (Scott, et al., 2010). There are 3 roles under informational role:
As a monitor: A manager role as monitor involves finding recent information from market
regarding problem arose. In a market things are never stable for business, so the effective
manager is one who will always screen the circumstance around them and roll out fast
improvements as vital, so the effective administrator is one who will always screen the
circumstance around them and roll out fast improvements as vital (Meredith Belbin, 2011).
As a disseminator: Getting information from market quickly and effectively to the rest of
your team. In the above case manager should investigate information relate to epidemic
spreading in the market to reach a decision. This helps in minimising the employees’ wastage
in work time, as they only have to work on important target related to the epidemic.
As a spokesperson: Being a spokesperson is the last part of the informational role, and it is a
vital one since discernment is regularly a major piece of reality. If the team is performing a
great job but won’t be reflected if managers are not presenting it properly to organization.
Thus in above case, all efforts done by the team to develop vaccine will be wasted if the
manager is not representing the work to the organization in a mannerly way.

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Decisional roles
These roles relate to those duties where a manager is needed to take the decision regarding
problem arose. These roles require visionary skills of a person working as a manager.
As an entrepreneur: A person as manager in the larger organization is treated like an
entrepreneur. In above case of Africa epidemic problem, the manager should be intelligent
enough to take a decision in best of interest of the public. As giving out permission for using
the vaccine to the worker of Africa will affect the reputation of the organization in case
vaccine turns out to be harmful (Mintzberg, 2013).
As a disturbance handler: It is almost fixed that there will hindrances coming in the way of
the new project taken by the company. In above case conflict among team member is related
to issue in developing the vaccine which will reflect the bad image of manager to the
organization.
As a resource allocator: As a resource allocator, it is the manager role to make available all
the resources to get the work done. A manager in the above case should try to meet the goals
and objectives. It includes the funds, raw material and much more to be made available to
develop the vaccine (Golden Pryor & Taneja, 2010).
As a negotiator: Business is about negotiation, and that is particularly valid for managers. A
manager should not go beyond the boundaries of the organization to get the vaccine in the
market at cost human life.
Interpersonal role
It relates to the relationship with others and human skills.
Figurehead: In above cases, the manager should be the figurehead for guiding employees and
when to do its particular course of action and should motivate the employee to perform duties
well (Birken, Lee & Weiner, 2012).

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Leader: A manager role includes telling the employee what actions to be performed and how
it should be performed to achieve the target decided by the company to launch vaccine for
humans.
Liaison: A manager must interact with people as well employees to maintain coordination in
the organization (Mohammadisadr, Siadat & Arbabisarjou, 2012). In above case manager
should maintain coordination amongst people to successfully launch the vaccine for humans.
Function of management
Following are the functions of management
Planning
It is the assurance of a future strategy to accomplish the target outcome. Under planning, it is
determined that what ought to be done, how it is to be done and who will be doing it. In
above case planning is needed to recognize the problem arose in West Africa related to the
virus. Planning should be done by management for evaluating the results of the vaccine. A
proper planning and procedure should be followed before taking a decision.
Planning involves defining objectives, developing assumptions, finding an alternative set of
actions, evaluating all courses of action, selecting an alternative, enforcing the plan and in
last follow up action.
Organizing
It is the process of bringing physical, budgetary and HR and creating profitable relationship
among them for the accomplishment of organizational objectives. According to Koontz,
(2010) "to organize a business is to provide it with everything valuable and manufacturing
material including raw material, apparatuses, capital and personnel's".

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In above case, organizing includes managing companies’ affairs in developing the vaccine for
humans. It will take company resources as well like investment, capital and much more for
successfully launching vaccine for the virus.
Staffing
It is the method of keeping an eye on the organization structure. Staffing has gained more
prominent significance in the current years because of progression of technology, the increase
in size of business, multifaceted nature of human conduct and so on (McNamara, 2011).
Staffing is the procedure of giving employment to deserving individuals. Staffing includes
Manpower Planning Enrolment, Selection, and Placement, development, compensation, and
appraisal. Staffing process identifies the importance of each person in organization because
organization success depends on employees only.
Directing
It is the necessary part of the administrative function which starts the authoritative techniques
to work efficiently for completion of company’s purposes. It is treated as life-start of the
business which gets it under way the activity of individuals since planning, organizing out
and staffing is the starting of work. The direction is that part of work force part of
management which directly accords with power, directing, motivating, and guiding
subordinate for the accomplishment of authoritative objectives.
Controlling
Controlling is a way toward evaluating regardless of whether an appropriate progress is being
made towards the destinations and objectives or not and revising if essential any deviation.
Controlling is also the activity which leads management towards success by evaluating all the
subordinates efforts and resources (Rahman, 2012).

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Conclusion
In the above report, it has been analysed that vaccine permission to affected health worker
should not be given. The Australian Authority recommended that the vaccine could not be
used for 10years on human body. For adhering to Australian authority manager of Australian
Pharmaceutical Corporation should follow the decision-making model for taking a decision.
The steps which he should follow are recognizing the problem, determining the requirement,
establishing the goals, identifying alternatives, and much more. So coming to a decision
regarding for denying the permission should have enough evidence and arguments. A
manager has many roles and functions in an organization which he has fulfilled to keep the
organization runs smoothly. Hence after completing function and role, a manager decision
should be strong regarding denying the permission of vaccine.
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