Question 1

Typically,few alternatives can be developed for a programmed decision,so a single solution is custom-tailored to the problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Explain the role of intuition in decision making.

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Question 3

_____ means a commitment to make more informed and intelligent decisions based on the best available facts.

Accepted Answer

A) Intuition-based management 
B) Evidence-based management 
C) Ethics-based management 
D) Value-based management

Question 4

In the development phase of the incremental decision model,a solution is shaped to solve the problem defined in the identification phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the context of incremental decision model,describe the development phase of decision making.

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Question 6

In the garbage can model,potential solutions may be independent of problems,but ideas are brought to organizational consciousness because participants are attracted to those ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The garbage can model was developed to explain the pattern of decision making in extremely certain organizational environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Personal constraints during nonprogrammed decision making include individual desire for prestige and the desire to satisfy one's emotional needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

_____ is a characteristic that results in organized anarchies.

Accepted Answer

A) Slow change 
B) Well-defined goals 
C) Unclear technology 
D) Bureaucratic environment

Question 10

In the context of incremental decision model,describe the identification phase of decision making.

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Question 11

The originators of the garbage can model of decision making referred to highly uncertain conditions in an organization as a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) high-velocity environment 
B) systematic revolution 
C) high-frequency environment 
D) organized anarchy

Question 12

Intuitive processes are not used in the problem solution stage of decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Clear-cut decision criteria exist for nonprogrammed decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The point of the rational approach is that managers should try to use systematic procedures to arrive at good decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Define evidence-based management.How do decision makers use it to make better decisions?

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Question 16

The _____ places less emphasis on the political and social factors but tells more about the structured sequence of activities undertaken from the discovery of a problem to its solution.

Accepted Answer

A) garbage can model 
B) management science approach 
C) bounded rationality approach 
D) incremental decision model

Question 17

The first four steps of the rational approach to decision making are specifically designed to help a manager:

Accepted Answer

A) implement a solution. 
B) devise a problem solution. 
C) evaluate alternative solutions. 
D) identify the problem.

Question 18

Sheila is one of the managers at Benson & Parker Advertising,an agency based in New York.She is a member of a coalition of managers who are deciding whether to shift their headquarters to Texas.Even though Sheila is against the move,she decides to suppress her opinion because most of the managers of the company favor the move.In this scenario,Sheila is engaging in _____.

Accepted Answer

A) commitment escalation 
B) bargaining 
C) problemistic search 
D) groupthink

Question 19

Tom Smith is the marketing manager of Food Lion,a chain of grocery stores in North Carolina.Each year,Tom is required to make a decision on whether the current advertising campaign needs to be revamped to generate the sales targets for the year.In order to help him arrive at a decision,Tom reads up on latest shopping trends of buyers,observing buying habits of customers,and reviewing daily sales figures.In this scenario,Tom is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) monitoring the decision environment 
B) defining the decision problem 
C) specifying decision objectives 
D) diagnosing the problem

Question 20

Which of the following is a difference between the garbage can model and the incremental and Carnegie models?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike the incremental and Carnegie models, the garbage can model is only applicable at the problem solution stage of decision making. 
B) Unlike the incremental and Carnegie models, the garbage can model deals with the pattern or flow of multiple decisions within organizations. 
C) Unlike the incremental and Carnegie models, the garbage can model is only applicable at the problem identification stage of decision making. 
D) Unlike the incremental and Carnegie models, the garbage can model focuses on how a single decision is made by the top management of an organization.

Exam 12: Decision-making Processes

Typically,few alternatives can be developed for a programmed decision,so a single solution is custom-tailored to the problem.

Explain the role of intuition in decision making.

_____ means a commitment to make more informed and intelligent decisions based on the best available facts.

In the development phase of the incremental decision model,a solution is shaped to solve the problem defined in the identification phase.

In the context of incremental decision model,describe the development phase of decision making.

In the garbage can model,potential solutions may be independent of problems,but ideas are brought to organizational consciousness because participants are attracted to those ideas.

The garbage can model was developed to explain the pattern of decision making in extremely certain organizational environments.

Personal constraints during nonprogrammed decision making include individual desire for prestige and the desire to satisfy one's emotional needs.

_____ is a characteristic that results in organized anarchies.

In the context of incremental decision model,describe the identification phase of decision making.

The originators of the garbage can model of decision making referred to highly uncertain conditions in an organization as a(n) _____.

Intuitive processes are not used in the problem solution stage of decision making.

Clear-cut decision criteria exist for nonprogrammed decisions.

The point of the rational approach is that managers should try to use systematic procedures to arrive at good decisions.

Define evidence-based management.How do decision makers use it to make better decisions?

The _____ places less emphasis on the political and social factors but tells more about the structured sequence of activities undertaken from the discovery of a problem to its solution.

The first four steps of the rational approach to decision making are specifically designed to help a manager:

Which of the following is a difference between the garbage can model and the incremental and Carnegie models?