Exam 6: Managerial Decision Making

Once the desired alternative is developed, it should be________ .

What are the six steps in the managerial decision making process?

Research has identified four major decision styles. These include all of the following except________ .

Rodney doesn't always realize that within his role as an air traffic controller, he must continuously perceive and process information based on knowledge and experience that he is not consciously aware of. This describes what type of decision-making?

Which of the following is a decision-making technique in which people are assigned to express competing points of view?

In many respects, the ________model represents an "ideal" model decision-making and can't usually be attained by real people in real organizations.

The ________style is often the style adopted by managers having a deep concern for others as individuals.

An ________occurs when the organizational accomplishment is less than established goals.

________means that the goals to be achieved or the problem to be solved is unclear, alternatives are difficult to define, and information about outcomes is unavailable.

Nonprogrammed decisions require six steps, however, programmed decisions being structured and well understood require only one step.

Devil's advocate technique is similar to brainstorming in that both techniques prevent individuals from challenging other group member's assumptions.

Most managers settle for a________ rather than a________ solution.

The________ model closely resembles the real environment in which most managers and decision-makers operate.

The behavioral style is often adopted by managers who like to consider complex solutions based on as much data as they can gather.

Risk propensity refers to the willingness to undertake risk with the opportunity of gaining an increased payoff.

All of the following are characteristics of the administrative decision making model except:

A normative decision making model defines how a manager make ________decisions.

________decisions are associated with decision rules.

Genna is collecting data on how well the organization has done since their new strategy was implemented. She is in what stage of the managerial decision making process?

________is the step in the decision-making process in which managers analyze underlying causal factors associated with the decision situation.