Exam 8: Decision Making and Creative Problem Solving

If Abdula immediately hires someone who has just been introduced to him as a hardworking, caring, and generous individual, he has fallen into the _____________trap.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 61

Groupthink is a potential disadvantage of group-aided decision making.

(True/False)

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Question 62

A chef at an Italian restaurant says, "we have to pay our people more" when discussing the restaurant's high absenteeism rate. He has tripped over which stumbling block for problem finders?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 63

Seeking interdisciplinary input in decision making is a time-consuming process.

(True/False)

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Question 64

Under a condition of ____, there is no doubt about the factual basis of a decision and its outcomes.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 65

According to research conclusions on individual versus group performance,

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 66

Diagnosing problems in terms of their symptoms is a stumbling block for problem finders.

(True/False)

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Question 67

The "head" of a fishbone diagram represents the cause(s) of the problem while the "bones" provide a description of the problem.

(True/False)

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Question 68

As the degree of uncertainty increases, decision confidence tends to decline.

(True/False)

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Question 69

When making a decision, a number of often-conflicting criteria representing the interests of different groups must be satisfied.

(True/False)

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Question 70

What kinds of probabilities are derived mathematically from reliable historical data?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 71

____ are repetitive and routine.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 72

EMO LaCrosse, Inc. EMO LaCrosse is a small but successful lacrosse equipment company in Maryland. Given the emerging globalization trend, Jared, CEO of the company, is considering the company's first international assembly plant in Honduras. Since there is little or no reliable factual information available from Honduras, Jared is wondering whether he should involve his staff in making the decision. -Refer to Tick-Tock, Inc. Jared should know that ____ is(are) not among the advantages of group-aided decision making.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 73

When a manager has no doubt about the factual basis of a decision and its outcomes, in other words, the manager has complete and reliable information, a condition of risk exists.

(True/False)

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Question 74

When Steve, MapleTech's CEO and primary idea generator suddenly quits to start his own Computer business, members of MapleTech's board of directors are faced with what type of decisions?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 75

Having employees with "thinking" and "intuitive" information-processing styles on the same committee is counterproductive.

(True/False)

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Question 76

The manager of a microprocessor manufacturer has formed a group that is in charge of making the final decision for development of a new product. This is an example of

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 77

Most daily problem solving is done on a haphazard, intuitive basis.

(True/False)

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Question 78

When making decisions, the act of choosing implies that alternative courses of action must be weighed and weeded out.

(True/False)

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Question 79

Creative work is not necessarily the result of creative self-expression through unconventional dress and strange behavior.

(True/False)

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If Abdula immediately hires someone who has just been introduced to him as a hardworking, caring, and generous individual, he has fallen into the _____________trap.

Groupthink is a potential disadvantage of group-aided decision making.

A chef at an Italian restaurant says, "we have to pay our people more" when discussing the restaurant's high absenteeism rate. He has tripped over which stumbling block for problem finders?

Seeking interdisciplinary input in decision making is a time-consuming process.

Under a condition of ____, there is no doubt about the factual basis of a decision and its outcomes.

According to research conclusions on individual versus group performance,

Diagnosing problems in terms of their symptoms is a stumbling block for problem finders.

The "head" of a fishbone diagram represents the cause(s) of the problem while the "bones" provide a description of the problem.

As the degree of uncertainty increases, decision confidence tends to decline.

When making a decision, a number of often-conflicting criteria representing the interests of different groups must be satisfied.

What kinds of probabilities are derived mathematically from reliable historical data?

____ are repetitive and routine.

When a manager has no doubt about the factual basis of a decision and its outcomes, in other words, the manager has complete and reliable information, a condition of risk exists.

When Steve, MapleTech's CEO and primary idea generator suddenly quits to start his own Computer business, members of MapleTech's board of directors are faced with what type of decisions?

Having employees with "thinking" and "intuitive" information-processing styles on the same committee is counterproductive.

The manager of a microprocessor manufacturer has formed a group that is in charge of making the final decision for development of a new product. This is an example of

Most daily problem solving is done on a haphazard, intuitive basis.

When making decisions, the act of choosing implies that alternative courses of action must be weighed and weeded out.

Creative work is not necessarily the result of creative self-expression through unconventional dress and strange behavior.

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