This case is about decission making analysis.

The subject need to make decision

The main issue: whether the subject should stay on his job at EY or starting his own business

“Matthew felt it was time to make a critical career decision – should he stick to the safe path of
climbing the corporate ladder, or should he explore uncharted waters?”

1. Identified of the required decision

Mathew is currently enjoying his work at EY. But he also desired to work as social
entrepreneur by starting his own hotel business that employ under-privileged person.
2. Review or Identification of Option
a. he stick to climbing the corporate ladder at EY
“should he stick to the safe path of climbing the corporate ladder, ladder, or should he
explore uncharted waters?”
b. starting hotel business in Vietnam
“Did it make sense to quit his job at E&Y and start a hotel business in Vietnam at this
time?”
3. Criteria Selection
a. Passion
b. Finance
c. Growth Prospect
d. Risk
4. Criteria Based Analysis

Staying at EY Starting Hotel Business in Vietnam

Passion (-) Matthew is not desired to climb
corporate ladder anymore
Finance (+) Matthew gets paid well on his job
at EY. He also needs to support his
family and intended to married his
girlfriend.
Growth There is possibility to get promotion
Prospect and significant pay rise due to high
evaluation rating
Risk The lack of meaning of this job for
Matthew might caused less
motivation that lead to low
evaluation rating and postponed his
promotion and pay rise.
Work Matthew had good relationship with
Environment his peers, reasonable work ours and
most-likely like his current job.
Accommodate his passion to work for
the poor by employing under-
priviledged youth
The hotel business might have future
prospect considering the tourism
industry growth in Vietnam. Hiring
under-priviledged youth also cheaper
so the hotel business might still be
profitable.
But to start a hotel with 100 rooms in
Vietnam need at least $7,6 Million
There is future prospect on Vietnam
tourism, and the under-prviledged
youth in Vietnam might willing to
accept low paid.
(-) This business might lead to fail
considering his lack of experience. Lo
also stated that Vietnam is toughest to
do hotel business.
Matthew doesn’t have experience to
work in a hotel, never lived in Vietnam
and no eterprenerial experience.
Basically, he doesn’t know the work
environment he has to face if he
started his hotel business.
5. Recommended Decission
After considering the analysis, it is better for Matthew to
6. Proposed Action