Exam 8: Managerial Decision Making

Most managers settle for a ____ rather than a(n) ____ solution.

Linear means to use primarily intuition to make decisions; nonlinear means using logical rationality to make decisions.

Feedback provides decision-makers with information that can precipitate a new decision cycle.

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

For decisions made under conditions of low uncertainty, managers may develop only one of two custom solutions that will satisfice for handling the problem.

Which of the following is the process of forming alliances among managers during the decision making process?

All of the following are characteristics of administrative decision making model EXCEPT

____ refers to the process of identifying problems and then resolving them.

Riley is a manager at the Tinker Tools. She is expected to make decisions that are in the organization's best economic interests. Her decisions should be based on which of the following models?

Once the desired alternative is selected, it should be

The recognition that people have limits on how rational they can be is known as ____________________.

____________________ means that all the information the decision-maker needs is fully available.

Programmed decisions are made in response to ____ organizational problems.

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

Managers confront a decision requirement in the form of either a problem or an opportunity.

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?

Which of the following means that all the information the decision-maker needs is fully available?

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

The classical decision making model assumes that the decision-maker is rational, and makes the optimal decision each time.

Brainstorming uses a face-to-face interactive group to spontaneously suggest a wide range of alternatives for decision making.