Exam 10: Decision Making by Individuals and Groups

Studies indicate that anonymous electronic brainstorming groups outperform face-to-face brainstorming groups in the number of ideas generated.

A person with a sensing/thinking cognitive style would make a good cost accountant.

An incorrect assumption about the use of intuition in making decisions is that:

Netflix has been regarded as one of the most innovative and creative companies ever. Which of the following add a significant impact on lowering Netflix's overall costs?

Match the following: -Intuition

Brainstorming is so much a part of the culture at Ideo that it has its own set of beliefs about what makes brainstorming work best. Ideo has created the Apple mouse, the Palm V, and Oral-B toothbrush. All of the following improved Ideo's brainstorming except:

Match the following: -Rational Model

Participative decision making tends to be associated with:

Heuristics are:

Women tend to be more averse to risk taking, while men are prone to escalation of commitment.

Research shows that creativity is something you either have or you do not.

Electronic brainstorming overcomes two common problems that can produce verbal group brainstorming failure.These common problems include:

Walmart has applied "group participation" as a way of igniting people's passion and designed "My Sustainability Plan" (MSP) which has the goal of:

According to research, managers are predisposed to use a more systematic approach to decision making that is consistent with the rational model.

A large municipality (250,000 citizens) is trying to decide where to locate a new community recreational center.The problem is relatively unstructured.There is a decision quality requirement that is significant.Not one person has sufficient information and many community groups may desire to provide input.Opportunity for conflict exists between groups and neighborhoods competing for the center.If one person (city manager) makes the decision, many people may not be strongly committed to making the center successful.Would an individual or group be most useful for this decision? Please justify your answer.

Studies indicate that electronic brainstorming groups generate the same number of alternatives as face to face brainstorming groups.

Match the following: -Risk Aversion

GM CEO Rick Wagoner stuck to a cost cutting strategy that streamlined GM's operations and focused on SUVs and trucks during a time when other automakers saw promise in the green movement. This behavior best reflects:

Step one of the Z model corresponds to the _____ cognitive style.

The garbage can model of decision making is appropriate when the decision situation exhibits high uncertainty.