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15.Managerialdecisionmakingisassumedtoberational.
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17.Oneassumptionofrationalityisthatwecannotknowallofthealternatives.
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19.Managerstendtooperateunderassumptionsofboundedrationality.
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21.StudiesoftheeventsleadinguptotheChallengerspaceshuttledisasterpointtoanescalationofcommitmentbydecisionmakers.
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23.Managersregularlyusetheirintuitionindecisionmaking.
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25.Rationalanalysisandintuitivedecisionmakingarecomplementary.
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27.Programmeddecisionstendtoberepetitiveandroutine.
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29.Rulesandpoliciesarebasicallythesame.
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31.Apolicyisanexplicitstatementthattellsamanagerwhatheorsheoughtoroughtnottodo.
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33.Thesolutiontononprogrammeddecisionmakingreliesonprocedures,rules,andpolicies.
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35.Mostmanagerialdecisionsintherealworldarefullynonprogrammed.
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37.Theidealsituationformakingdecisionsislowrisk.
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39.Riskistheconditioninwhichthedecisionmakerisabletoestimatethelikelihoodofcertainoutcomes.
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41.Riskisasituationinwhichadecisionmakerhasneithercertaintynorreasonableprobabilityestimates.
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43.Peoplewhohavealowtoleranceforambiguityandarerationalintheirwayofthinkingaresaidtohaveadirectivestyle.
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45.Decisionmakerswithananalyticstylehaveamuchlowertoleranceforambiguitythandodirectivetypes.
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47.Individualswithaconceptualstyletendtobeverybroadintheiroutlookandwilllookatmanyalternatives.
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49.Behavioral-styledecisionmakersworkwellwithothers.
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51.Mostmanagershavecharacteristicsofanalyticdecisionmakers.
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53.Accordingtotheboxedfeature,“ManagingWorkforceDiversity,”diverseemployeestendtomakedecisionsfasterthanahomogeneousgroupofemployees.
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55.Theanchoringeffectdescribeswhendecisionmakersfixateoninitialinformationasastartingpointandthen,onceset,theyfailtoadequatelyadjustforsubsequentinformation.
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57.Theavailabilitybiasdescribeswhendecisionmakerstrytocreatemeaningoutofrandomevents.
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59.Thesunkcosterroriswhendecisionmakersforgetthatcurrentchoicescannotcorrectthepast.
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DECISIONMAKINGFORTODAY’SWORLD
61.Today’sbusinessworldrevolvesaroundmakingdecisions,usuallywithcompleteoradequateinformation,andunderminimaltimepressure.62.
63.Managersneedtounderstandculturaldifferencestomakeeffectivedecisionsintoday’sfast-movingworld.
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65.Accordingtotheboxedfeature,“FocusonLeadership,”whenidentifyingproblems,managersmightbefromaculturethatisfocusedonproblemsolving,ortheirculturemightbeoneofsituationacceptance.
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67.Accordingtotheboxedfeature,“FocusonLeadership,”findingsfromstudiesbyGeertHofstedeandfromGLOBEresearchersshowthatinhighuncertaintyavoidancecountries,decisionmakingtendstobebasedmoreonintuitionthanonformalanalysis.
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69.Highlyreliableorganizations(HROs)areeasilytrickedbytheirsuccess.
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Multiple-ChoiceQuestions
Foreachofthefollowingchoosetheanswerthatmostcompletelyanswersthequestion.
71.Decisionmakingistypicallydescribedas________________,whichisaviewthatistoosimplistic.
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a.decidingwhatiscorrect
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c.puttingpreferencesonpaper
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e.choosingamongalternatives
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g.processinginformationtocompletion
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73.Aseriesofeightstepsthatbeginswithidentifyingaproblemandconcludeswithevaluatingthedecision’seffectivenessisthe________________.
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a.decision-makingprocess
c.managerialprocess
e.maximinstyle
g.boundedrationalityapproach
75.________________istheexistenceofadiscrepancybetweenanexistingandadesiredstateofaffairs.
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a.Anopportunity
c.Asolution
e.Aweakness
g.Aproblem
77.Inidentifyingtheproblem,amanager_________________.
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a.comparesthecurrentstateofaffairswithwheretheywouldliketobe
c.expectsproblemstobedefinedbyneonlights
e.looksfordiscrepanciesthatcanbepostponed
g.willnotactwhenthereispressuretomakeadecision
79.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueconcerningproblemidentification?
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a.Problemsaregenerallyobvious.
c.Asymptomandaproblemarebasicallythesame.
e.Well-trainedmanagersgenerallyagreeonwhatisconsideredaproblem.
g.Theproblemmustbesuchthatitexertssometypeofpressureonthemanagertoact.
81.Whatisthesecondstepinthedecision-makingprocess?
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a.identifyingdecisioncriteria
c.allocatingweightstothecriteria
e.analyzingalternatives
g.identifyingaproblem
83.Todeterminethe_____________,amanagermustdeterminewhatisrelevantorimportanttoresolvingtheproblem.
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a.geocentricbehaviorneeded
c.numberofallowablealternatives
e.weightingofdecisioncriteria
g.decisioncriteria
85.Whatisthethirdstepinthedecision-makingprocess?
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a.allocatingweightstothecriteria
c.analyzingthealternatives
e.selectingthebestalternative
g.implementingthealternative
87.Ifallcriteriainthedecisionmakingareequal,weightingthecriteria______________.
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a.improvesdecisionmakingwhenlargenumbersofcriteriaareinvolved
c.isnotneeded
e.producesexcellentdecisions
g.improvesthecriteria
89.Inallocatingweightstothedecisioncriteria,whichofthefollowingishelpfultoremember?
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a.Allweightsmustbethesame.
c.Thetotaloftheweightsshouldsumto1.0.
e.Everyfactorcriterionconsidered,regardlessofitsimportance,mustreceivesomeweighting.
g.Assignthemostimportantcriterionascore,andthenassignweightsagainstthatstandard.
91.Whatisthestepwhereadecisionmakerwantstobecreativeincomingupwithpossiblealternative?
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a.allocatingweightstothecriteria
c.analyzingalternatives
e.developingalternatives
g.identifyingdecisioncriteria
93.Whenanalyzingalternatives,whatbecomesevident?
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a.thestrengthsandweaknessesofeachalternative
c.theweightingofalternatives
e.thelistofalternatives
g.theproblem
95.Whendevelopingalternativesinthedecision-makingprocess,whatmustamanagerdo?
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a.listalternatives
c.evaluatealternatives
e.weightalternatives
g.implementalternatives
97.Selectinganalternativeinthedecision-makingprocessisaccomplishedby__________________.
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a.choosingthealternativewiththehighestscore
c.choosingtheoneyoulikebest
e.selectingthealternativethathasthelowestprice
g.selectingthealternativethatisthemostreliable
99.InStep6ofthedecision-makingprocess,eachalternativeisevaluatedbyappraisingitagainstthe_____________.
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a.subjectivegoalsofthedecisionmaker
c.criteria
e.assessedvalues
g.implementationstrategy
101.______________includesconveyingadecisiontothoseaffectedandgettingtheircommitmenttoit.
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a.Selectinganalternative
c.Evaluatingthedecisioneffectiveness
e.Implementingthealternatives
g.Analyzingalternatives
103.Whichofthefollowingisimportantineffectivelyimplementingthechosenalternativeinthedecision-makingprocess?
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a.gettingupper-managementsupport
c.double-checkingyouranalysisforpotentialerrors
e.allowingthoseimpactedbytheoutcometoparticipateintheprocess
g.ignoringcriticismconcerningyourchosenalternative
105.Thefinalstepinthedecision-makingprocessisto_______________.
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a.pickthecriteriaforthenextdecision
c.reevaluatetheweightingsofthecriteriauntiltheyindicatethecorrectoutcome
e.evaluatetheoutcomeofthedecision
g.reassigntheratingsonthecriteriatofinddifferentoutcomes
107.Whichofthefollowingisimportanttorememberinevaluatingtheeffectivenessofthedecision-makingprocess?
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a.Youshouldignorecriticismconcerningthedecision-makingprocess.
c.Youmayhavetostartthewholedecisionprocessover.
e.Youwillhavetorestartthedecision-makingprocessifthedecisionislessthan50percenteffective.
g.Ninetypercentofproblemswithdecisionmakingoccurintheimplementationstep.
109.Managersareassumedtobe______________;
theymakeconsistent,value-maximizingchoiceswithinspecifiedconstraints.
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a.