Exam 10: Decision Making by Individuals and Groups

For individuals to fully engage in workplace participation and feel empowered,they must commit to parts of the task,and never be part of the final outcome.

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Question 81

After giving intuition tests to more than 10,000 executives,Agor has concluded that in most cases higher management positions were not held by individuals with higher levels of intuition.

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Question 82

Time constraints don't prevent managers from using group decision techniques.

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Question 83

What are advantages and disadvantages of group decision making?

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Question 84

What are the elements of the decision-making process?

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Question 85

What is the final step in the decision-making process?

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Question 86

Cirque du Soleil has consistently made effective decisions,as reflected by its continued success. What is the best explanation for Cirque du Soleil's good decision making?

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Question 87

Problem finding and recognition is an important early step in decision making.

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Question 88

Your text discusses research on the impact of moods on tasks that involve considerable cognitive demands.What does the research suggest?

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Question 89

What is the majority-wins rule?

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Question 90

Which idea indicates an assumption that is based on the rational model of decision making?

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Question 91

Match the following: -Risk Aversion

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Question 92

Who first proposed the model of bounded rationality?

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Question 93

Cara believes in her solution to the problem.At this point,500 hours and several thousand dollars have gone into implementing the solution,even though the business is still declining.What is most likely occurring?

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Question 94

Which response could be summarized as a deterioration of mental efficiency,reality testing,and moral judgment resulting from in-group pressures?

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Question 95

You are ready to select your courses for your final year before graduation.All but two of your courses are electives.Which model will you most likely use for your selections?

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Question 96

Culture really doesn't make a difference in how people make decisions; the same principles apply everywhere.

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Question 97

In groups,participants engage in discussions that can make them lose their focus.

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Question 98

What best corresponds to the cognitive style in the first step of the Z model?

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Question 99

What is considered a characteristic of groupthink?

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For individuals to fully engage in workplace participation and feel empowered,they must commit to parts of the task,and never be part of the final outcome.

After giving intuition tests to more than 10,000 executives,Agor has concluded that in most cases higher management positions were not held by individuals with higher levels of intuition.

Time constraints don't prevent managers from using group decision techniques.

What are advantages and disadvantages of group decision making?

What are the elements of the decision-making process?

What is the final step in the decision-making process?

Cirque du Soleil has consistently made effective decisions,as reflected by its continued success. What is the best explanation for Cirque du Soleil's good decision making?

Problem finding and recognition is an important early step in decision making.

Your text discusses research on the impact of moods on tasks that involve considerable cognitive demands.What does the research suggest?

What is the majority-wins rule?

Which idea indicates an assumption that is based on the rational model of decision making?

Match the following: -Risk Aversion

Who first proposed the model of bounded rationality?

Cara believes in her solution to the problem.At this point,500 hours and several thousand dollars have gone into implementing the solution,even though the business is still declining.What is most likely occurring?

Which response could be summarized as a deterioration of mental efficiency,reality testing,and moral judgment resulting from in-group pressures?

You are ready to select your courses for your final year before graduation.All but two of your courses are electives.Which model will you most likely use for your selections?

Culture really doesn't make a difference in how people make decisions; the same principles apply everywhere.

In groups,participants engage in discussions that can make them lose their focus.

What best corresponds to the cognitive style in the first step of the Z model?

What is considered a characteristic of groupthink?

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