Critical Thinking and Decision Making In the business environment critical decisions must be made, sometimes quickly, due to changes in market conditions, company profits, or company performance. Decision making is vital to good management in today's business environment. This article will examine the relationship between critical thinking and decision making, explain what textbook authors believe, and tell how both apply to today's workplace. Critical thinking involves the ability to weigh evidence, examine arguments, and construct rational foundations for generally accepted ideas. beliefs. To establish a theoretical basis for the study of critical thinking, a great deal of research has been conducted. Critical thinking is not only the ability to reason and construct arguments, but also the ability to examine the reasoning processes involved and be able to evaluate their appropriateness and effectiveness. This “judgment” aspect is what makes critical thinking more than simple problem solving. It is not enough to be able to apply problem solving strategies to a particular problem; a true critical thinker must be able to choose appropriate strategies and even create new ones when necessary. When tackling the most complex problems in today's business environment, there may be more than one good answer to a problem. The question then becomes one of choosing the best answer; this is called decision making. Evaluate the consequences of th...