Exam 9: Decision-Making and Creativity

The justice criteria asks if the decision satisfies all constituents or stakeholders.

The generation of a novel idea or unique approach to solving performance problems or exploiting performance opportunities is known as __________.

Programmed decisions implement solutions that have already been determined by past experience as appropriate for the problem at hand.

In the Vroom,Yetton,and Jago decision-making model,__________ decisions are made when the manager or team leader solicits input from other people and then,based on this information and its interpretation,makes a final choice.

__________ accepts the notion of bounded rationality and assumes that decision makers act only in terms of what they perceive about a given situation.

A decision is exposed to public scrutiny and forces decision-makers to consider it in the context of full transparency with the use of __________.

Intuition adds elements of flexibility and spontaneity to Decision-Making,thereby offering potential for creativity and innovation.

An example of the application of the __________ is the executive who makes salary increase recommendations for key personnel by simply adjusting their current base salaries by a percentage amount.

__________,or the use of one's intellect,is important in all aspects of Decision-Making.

In the Vroom,Yetton,and Jago decision-making model,__________ involves the manager obtaining the necessary information from subordinate(s)or other group members and then deciding on the problem solution

A decision maker holds a meeting to get everyone's agreement on a system for deciding how to make a lunch schedule.This is an example of a(n)_________ decision method.

The __________ model views decision makers as acting in a world of complete certainty.

The central premise of the decision-making model developed by Vroom,Yetton,and Jago is that __________.

In the behavioral decision model,the manager faces a clearly defined problem,knows all possible action alternatives and their consequences,and then chooses the alternative that offers the optimum solution to the problem.

In the Vroom,Yetton,and Jago decision-making model,__________ involves the manager solving the problem or making the decision alone,using information available at the time.

A(n)________ exists when the decision-maker faces two or more ethically uncomfortable alternatives.

The utility question asks if the decision respects the rights and duties of everyone.

__________ environments exist when information is sufficient to predict the results of each alternative in advance of implementation.

A(n)__________ is the degree of likelihood of an event's occurrence.

A key element in Decision-Making under risk and uncertainty is intuition.