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We make many decisions in a day (when we go to a restaurant, clothing store, when preparing for work, how much we need to save for a future vacation trip, etc.). It may be that our decisions are unconscious, but often we have to make conscious choices about the alternatives. Imagine a student who has finished high school. He has to decide whether to study psychology, accounting or art. How do cultural values influence individual decisions? One can expect an answer to this question either from descriptive (cognitive) psychology or from cross-cultural psychology. The purpose of this study is to highlight the importance of culture in decision making, in order to reflect on the main work related to employee behaviors on motivation and the latter’s influence on decision making. Descriptive theories in decision making, however, rarely consider culture factors in decision making. Therefore the study of culture and decision-making is a relatively new and unexplored field. This study discusses three examples of individual and collectivist decision-making using different methodologies to describe them. Decision-making is the choice between several options. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research is of a great importancet because it provides insights for the government of Kosovo, businesses and universities to focus more on creating employment opportunities for students, and thus reduce the level of unemployment within the country. This research also high-lights the need to develop relevant skills required in the labor market so that graduates with their knowledge and skills meet market requirements. The main purpose of this research is to identify some employment barriers faced by young people in Kosovo, in order to have a review of the challenges of Kosovo’s youth and how to overcome them. In this assignment the survey method with evaluation strategy is used, whilst the approach of this assignments is deductive based on the empirical literature. Also, structural data (questionnaire) are used since this method is more effec-tive and helps to collect more reliable data and enables to achieve objectives of this research. Ko-sovo has the highest unemployment rate in Europe and faces many challenges in creating em-ployment opportunities for young people. Work experience has a direct impact on the selection process of future employees and as such the lack of work experience is a major obstacle for young people in Kosovo when applying for work. This research is the first of its kind that deals with the employment challenges of young people in Kosovo, during the application process and finding a job. Also, this research is focused on a developing economy and the findings are in line with the proposals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]