Question 1

In what stage of the decision-making process do emotions influence human decision making?

Accepted Answer

A) Identifying problems 
B) Identifying alternatives 
C) Choosing alternatives 
D) All of these statements are true. 
E) All of these statements are false; emotions do not influence decision making. 
A) Identifying problems 
B) Identifying alternatives 
C) Choosing alternatives 
D) All of these statements are true. 
E) All of these statements are false; emotions do not influence decision making.

Question 2

Describe the four stages of the creative process.

Accepted Answer

Preparation.In this stage,you gather the

Question 3

Employee involvement tends to weaken synergy in the decision-making process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Employees should not make the final decision alone when conflict is likely among employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Creative people have a high degree of non-conformity and have less concern about social approval.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of these statements about intuition is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) People sometimes justify biased and non-systematic decision making as intuition. 
B) Intuition incorporates logical reasoning that has become habit over time. 
C) Intuition is particularly valuable when the decision maker has extensive tacit knowledge. 
D) Intuition is both an emotional experience and a rapid unconscious analytic process. 
E) All of these statements are true. 
A) People sometimes justify biased and non-systematic decision making as intuition. 
B) Intuition incorporates logical reasoning that has become habit over time. 
C) Intuition is particularly valuable when the decision maker has extensive tacit knowledge. 
D) Intuition is both an emotional experience and a rapid unconscious analytic process. 
E) All of these statements are true.

Question 7

WesTech Components wants to hire several people for jobs requiring a high degree of creativity.Identify three individual characteristics that WesTech should consider when selecting job applicants who have a high potential for creativity.

Accepted Answer

The textbook describes several character

Question 8

A marketing specialist needed to find a new way of marketing the company's main product to clients.While watching a movie one evening,the marketing specialist saw a scene that gave her inspiration for a new marketing plan.According to the creative process model,the stage in this creative process after inspiration is:

Accepted Answer

A) preparation 
B) incubation 
C) verification 
D) insight 
E) morphological analysis 
A) preparation 
B) incubation 
C) verification 
D) insight 
E) morphological analysis

Question 9

Incubation is the stage of creativity in which the problem is simmering at the back of your mind while you are doing something else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Organizations can improve creativity by:

Accepted Answer

A) discouraging employees from making mistakes. 
B) giving employees the freedom to pursue novel ideas and accepting they will make reasonable mistakes. 
C) giving employees tight deadlines to develop new ideas. 
D) all of these statements are correct. 
E) none of these actions improve creativity. 
A) discouraging employees from making mistakes. 
B) giving employees the freedom to pursue novel ideas and accepting they will make reasonable mistakes. 
C) giving employees tight deadlines to develop new ideas. 
D) all of these statements are correct. 
E) none of these actions improve creativity.

Question 11

Employee involvement is LESS valuable or successful when:

Accepted Answer

A) decisions are programmed. 
B) employees are committed to decisions made by their bosses. 
C) employees have the same information as their bosses. 
D) employee norms conflict with organizational goals. 
E) all of the above conditions exist. 
A) decisions are programmed. 
B) employees are committed to decisions made by their bosses. 
C) employees have the same information as their bosses. 
D) employee norms conflict with organizational goals. 
E) all of the above conditions exist.

Question 12

Describe the rational choice paradigm of decision making.

Accepted Answer

Problem identification marks the first s

Question 13

The rational choice model of decision making begins with:

Accepted Answer

A) evaluating alternatives 
B) recognizing and defining the problem 
C) searching for alternatives 
D) implementing the solution 
E) searching for information about outcomes to each alternative 
A) evaluating alternatives 
B) recognizing and defining the problem 
C) searching for alternatives 
D) implementing the solution 
E) searching for information about outcomes to each alternative

In what stage of the decision-making process do emotions influence human decision making?

Describe the four stages of the creative process.

Employee involvement tends to weaken synergy in the decision-making process.

Employees should not make the final decision alone when conflict is likely among employees.

Creative people have a high degree of non-conformity and have less concern about social approval.

Which of these statements about intuition is TRUE?

WesTech Components wants to hire several people for jobs requiring a high degree of creativity.Identify three individual characteristics that WesTech should consider when selecting job applicants who have a high potential for creativity.

Incubation is the stage of creativity in which the problem is simmering at the back of your mind while you are doing something else.

Organizations can improve creativity by:

Employee involvement is LESS valuable or successful when:

Describe the rational choice paradigm of decision making.

The rational choice model of decision making begins with:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

Filters

Exam 7: Decision Making and Creativity

In what stage of the decision-making process do emotions influence human decision making?

Describe the four stages of the creative process.

Employee involvement tends to weaken synergy in the decision-making process.

Employees should not make the final decision alone when conflict is likely among employees.

Creative people have a high degree of non-conformity and have less concern about social approval.

Which of these statements about intuition is TRUE?

WesTech Components wants to hire several people for jobs requiring a high degree of creativity.Identify three individual characteristics that WesTech should consider when selecting job applicants who have a high potential for creativity.

Incubation is the stage of creativity in which the problem is simmering at the back of your mind while you are doing something else.

Organizations can improve creativity by:

Employee involvement is LESS valuable or successful when:

Describe the rational choice paradigm of decision making.

The rational choice model of decision making begins with:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

Filters