Question 1

Which of the following would NOT be used to describe a nonprogammed decision?

Accepted Answer

A) Unusual 
B) Novel 
C) Nonroutine 
D) Routine 
E) Intuitive 
A) Unusual 
B) Novel 
C) Nonroutine 
D) Routine 
E) Intuitive

Question 2

Managers make decisions whenever they are engaged in planning,organizing,leading,or controlling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Discuss the perils of groupthink.

Accepted Answer

Groupthink is a pattern of faulty and bi

Question 4

When managers cannot assign probabilities of future occurrence to possible alternatives to a decision,this is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Certainty 
B) Risk 
C) Bounded rationality 
D) Uncertainty 
E) Satisficing 
A) Certainty 
B) Risk 
C) Bounded rationality 
D) Uncertainty 
E) Satisficing

Question 5

The administrative model suggests that human decision-making capabilities are limited in their ability to interpret,process,and act on information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Decision making in response to opportunities occurs when events inside or outside the organization adversely affect organizational performance and managers search for ways to increase performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Based on the work of March & Simon's Administrative Model,the first step in the managerial decision-making process is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Choose among alternatives. 
B) Assess alternatives. 
C) Implement the chosen alternative. 
D) Recognize the need for a decision. 
E) Generate alternatives. 
A) Choose among alternatives. 
B) Assess alternatives. 
C) Implement the chosen alternative. 
D) Recognize the need for a decision. 
E) Generate alternatives.

Question 8

Generating creative alternatives to solve problems and take advantage of opportunities requires that managers explore their existing mind-sets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss March and Simon's administrative model of decision making and thoroughly explain the three concepts on which the model is based.

Accepted Answer

March and Simon developed the administra

Question 10

Based on guidelines established by the accounting manager,Jaime,the accounts payable clerk,makes payments to vendors in order to maximize discounts.What type of decision does this represent?

Accepted Answer

A) Programmed 
B) Nonprogrammed 
C) Intuition 
D) Groupthink 
E) Bounded rationality 
A) Programmed 
B) Nonprogrammed 
C) Intuition 
D) Groupthink 
E) Bounded rationality

Question 11

Define entrepreneurship and explain three ways that organizations can promote organizational entrepreneurship.

Accepted Answer

An intrapreneur is a manager,scientist,o

Question 12

The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger is an example of poor managerial decision-making where managers neglected the criterion of:

Accepted Answer

A) Ethicalness 
B) Practicality 
C) Legality 
D) Economic feasibility 
E) Common sense 
A) Ethicalness 
B) Practicality 
C) Legality 
D) Economic feasibility 
E) Common sense

Question 13

Dan,president of Bank Missouri,is attempting to determine whether the bank has both the capability and the resources to develop a branch facility in a new location.Dan is focusing on which criterion for decision-making?

Accepted Answer

A) Practicality 
B) Ethicalness 
C) Legality 
D) Economic feasibility 
E) Break-even point 
A) Practicality 
B) Ethicalness 
C) Legality 
D) Economic feasibility 
E) Break-even point

Question 14

A member of a group challenges the decision toward which the group is leaning so that the group considers carefully all of the unacceptable possible outcomes of the alternative that the group is considering.This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Dialectical inquiry 
B) Devil's advocacy 
C) Groupthink 
D) Skunkworks 
E) Nonprogrammed decision 
A) Dialectical inquiry 
B) Devil's advocacy 
C) Groupthink 
D) Skunkworks 
E) Nonprogrammed decision

Question 15

According to the administrative model,in the real world,managers must rely on their ______ to make what seems to them to be the best decision in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity.

Accepted Answer

A) Intuition 
B) Education 
C) Unbounded rationality 
D) Employees 
E) Superiors 
A) Intuition 
B) Education 
C) Unbounded rationality 
D) Employees 
E) Superiors

Question 16

A group of managers meets face-to-face and generates and debates a wide variety of
Alternatives from which to make a decision.This is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Delphi technique 
B) Dialectical inquiry 
C) Brainstorming 
D) Nominal group technique 
E) Programmed decision making 
A) Delphi technique 
B) Dialectical inquiry 
C) Brainstorming 
D) Nominal group technique 
E) Programmed decision making

Question 17

Entrepreneurship is noticing an opportunity to satisfy a customer need and then deciding how to find and use resources to make a product that satisfies that need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Define a learning organization and discuss the relationship with creativity.

Accepted Answer

A learning organization is one in which

Question 19

Managers make decisions when they are involved in which managerial function?

Accepted Answer

A) Planning and controlling only 
B) Planning only 
C) Planning,organizing,controlling but not leading 
D) Organizing and leading only 
E) Planning,organizing,leading,and controlling 
A) Planning and controlling only 
B) Planning only 
C) Planning,organizing,controlling but not leading 
D) Organizing and leading only 
E) Planning,organizing,leading,and controlling

Question 20

The ability of a decision maker to discover novel ideas that lead to feasible alternatives in decision-making is known as creativity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following would NOT be used to describe a nonprogammed decision?

Managers make decisions whenever they are engaged in planning,organizing,leading,or controlling.

Discuss the perils of groupthink.

When managers cannot assign probabilities of future occurrence to possible alternatives to a decision,this is known as:

The administrative model suggests that human decision-making capabilities are limited in their ability to interpret,process,and act on information.

Decision making in response to opportunities occurs when events inside or outside the organization adversely affect organizational performance and managers search for ways to increase performance.

Based on the work of March & Simon's Administrative Model,the first step in the managerial decision-making process is to:

Generating creative alternatives to solve problems and take advantage of opportunities requires that managers explore their existing mind-sets.

Discuss March and Simon's administrative model of decision making and thoroughly explain the three concepts on which the model is based.

Based on guidelines established by the accounting manager,Jaime,the accounts payable clerk,makes payments to vendors in order to maximize discounts.What type of decision does this represent?

Define entrepreneurship and explain three ways that organizations can promote organizational entrepreneurship.

The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger is an example of poor managerial decision-making where managers neglected the criterion of:

Dan,president of Bank Missouri,is attempting to determine whether the bank has both the capability and the resources to develop a branch facility in a new location.Dan is focusing on which criterion for decision-making?

A member of a group challenges the decision toward which the group is leaning so that the group considers carefully all of the unacceptable possible outcomes of the alternative that the group is considering.This is known as:

According to the administrative model,in the real world,managers must rely on their ______ to make what seems to them to be the best decision in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity.

A group of managers meets face-to-face and generates and debates a wide variety of Alternatives from which to make a decision.This is called:

Entrepreneurship is noticing an opportunity to satisfy a customer need and then deciding how to find and use resources to make a product that satisfies that need.

Define a learning organization and discuss the relationship with creativity.

Managers make decisions when they are involved in which managerial function?

The ability of a decision maker to discover novel ideas that lead to feasible alternatives in decision-making is known as creativity.

Managers and Managing

The Evolution of Management Thought

Values,attitudes,emotions,and Culture: The Manager As a Person

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

Managing in the Global Environment

The Manager As a Planner and Strategist

Value-Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

Organizational Control and Change

Human Resource Management

Motivation and Performance

Leadership

Effective Groups and Teams

Promoting Effective Communication

Managing Conflict,politics,and Negotiation

Using Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance

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Exam 7: Decision Making,learning,creativity,and Entrepreneurship

Which of the following would NOT be used to describe a nonprogammed decision?

Managers make decisions whenever they are engaged in planning,organizing,leading,or controlling.

Discuss the perils of groupthink.

When managers cannot assign probabilities of future occurrence to possible alternatives to a decision,this is known as:

The administrative model suggests that human decision-making capabilities are limited in their ability to interpret,process,and act on information.

Decision making in response to opportunities occurs when events inside or outside the organization adversely affect organizational performance and managers search for ways to increase performance.

Based on the work of March & Simon's Administrative Model,the first step in the managerial decision-making process is to:

Generating creative alternatives to solve problems and take advantage of opportunities requires that managers explore their existing mind-sets.

Discuss March and Simon's administrative model of decision making and thoroughly explain the three concepts on which the model is based.

Based on guidelines established by the accounting manager,Jaime,the accounts payable clerk,makes payments to vendors in order to maximize discounts.What type of decision does this represent?

Define entrepreneurship and explain three ways that organizations can promote organizational entrepreneurship.

The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger is an example of poor managerial decision-making where managers neglected the criterion of:

Dan,president of Bank Missouri,is attempting to determine whether the bank has both the capability and the resources to develop a branch facility in a new location.Dan is focusing on which criterion for decision-making?

A member of a group challenges the decision toward which the group is leaning so that the group considers carefully all of the unacceptable possible outcomes of the alternative that the group is considering.This is known as:

According to the administrative model,in the real world,managers must rely on their ______ to make what seems to them to be the best decision in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity.

A group of managers meets face-to-face and generates and debates a wide variety of Alternatives from which to make a decision.This is called:

Entrepreneurship is noticing an opportunity to satisfy a customer need and then deciding how to find and use resources to make a product that satisfies that need.

Define a learning organization and discuss the relationship with creativity.

Managers make decisions when they are involved in which managerial function?

The ability of a decision maker to discover novel ideas that lead to feasible alternatives in decision-making is known as creativity.

Managers and Managing

The Evolution of Management Thought

Values,attitudes,emotions,and Culture: The Manager As a Person

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

Managing in the Global Environment

The Manager As a Planner and Strategist

Value-Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

Organizational Control and Change

Human Resource Management

Motivation and Performance

Leadership

Effective Groups and Teams

Promoting Effective Communication

Managing Conflict,politics,and Negotiation

Using Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance

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