Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways emotions affect our choices?

Accepted Answer

A)  We make preferences too early in the decision-making process. 
B)  We change the process of evaluating alternatives. 
C)  We rely on emotions as if they were information. 
D)  We are influenced by the emotions of others. 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  We make preferences too early in the decision-making process. 
B)  We change the process of evaluating alternatives. 
C)  We rely on emotions as if they were information. 
D)  We are influenced by the emotions of others. 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 2

Decision structure,risk of conflict,and decision commitment are:

Accepted Answer

A)  three conditions required for bounded rationality. 
B)  factors that support implicit favourites. 
C)  contingencies of employee involvement. 
D)  causes of escalating commitment. 
E)  constraints of team decision making. 
A)  three conditions required for bounded rationality. 
B)  factors that support implicit favourites. 
C)  contingencies of employee involvement. 
D)  causes of escalating commitment. 
E)  constraints of team decision making.

Question 3

Intuition allows us to draw on our tacit knowledge to guide our decision preferences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Post-decisional justification causes decision makers to forget what decision they made.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following would be considered employee involvement?

Accepted Answer

A)  A legally mandated union-management health and safety committee. 
B)  A supervisor casually asking an employee whether the company should adopt a new type of work schedule. 
C)  A computer program that allows employees to submit information and ideas. 
D)  An arrangement whereby employees elect two colleagues to the company's Board of Directors. 
E)  All of these statements are considered employee involvement. 
A)  A legally mandated union-management health and safety committee. 
B)  A supervisor casually asking an employee whether the company should adopt a new type of work schedule. 
C)  A computer program that allows employees to submit information and ideas. 
D)  An arrangement whereby employees elect two colleagues to the company's Board of Directors. 
E)  All of these statements are considered employee involvement.

Question 6

To make the best decisions,the number of employees involved should be minimized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An important resource for creativity is:

Accepted Answer

A)  open communications. 
B)  programmed decision routines. 
C)  a job where you work alone. 
D)  a performance-based reward system. 
E)  a high level of pressure to perform. 
A)  open communications. 
B)  programmed decision routines. 
C)  a job where you work alone. 
D)  a performance-based reward system. 
E)  a high level of pressure to perform.

Question 8

Intuition is based on mental templates or models representing tacit knowledge about a situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the creative process,insight:

Accepted Answer

A)  produces a well-developed and tested solution to problems. 
B)  follows the verification stage. 
C)  almost always occurs at night, rarely during the daytime. 
D)  is the opposite of divergent thinking. 
E)  is none of these statements. 
A)  produces a well-developed and tested solution to problems. 
B)  follows the verification stage. 
C)  almost always occurs at night, rarely during the daytime. 
D)  is the opposite of divergent thinking. 
E)  is none of these statements.

Question 10

Decision makers have a need to reduce uncertainty,so they tend to focus on solutions before fully understanding the problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Senior management at Candoo Graphics has numerous administrative and client problems.In the past,the company assigned one person (typically a senior executive or department manager)to solve each problem alone.Although no one was prevented from discussing these issues with colleagues,the macho style of most managers was that they could overcome the challenging assignment without anyone's help.The results were usually adequate,but rarely exceptional.A few were disastrous.Senior management is now considering involving employees in these decisions,but it isn't sure how employee involvement makes a difference.Explain to Candoo's managers how employee involvement potentially results in more effective decisions.

Accepted Answer

The textbook describes three ways that e

Question 12

Creativity occurs by redefining the problem,not just by finding a unique solution to the existing problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Employees tend to be less creative in organizations that punish failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

To choose the best solution,decision makers need clear organizational goals that do not conflict with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Employee involvement improves the number and quality of solutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

People with an inventive thinking style:

Accepted Answer

A)  are generally less creative than people with an analytic thinking style. 
B)  have a strong tendency to follow fixed patterns of behaviour. 
C)  are persistent. 
D)  prefer spending their time improving existing things rather than creating new things. 
E)  are All of these. 
A)  are generally less creative than people with an analytic thinking style. 
B)  have a strong tendency to follow fixed patterns of behaviour. 
C)  are persistent. 
D)  prefer spending their time improving existing things rather than creating new things. 
E)  are All of these.

Question 17

One reason why the rational choice model doesn't fit reality is that it focuses on logical thinking and completely ignores:

Accepted Answer

A)  emotions. 
B)  alternatives. 
C)  evaluation of solutions. 
D)  subjective expected utility. 
E)  organizational politics. 
A)  emotions. 
B)  alternatives. 
C)  evaluation of solutions. 
D)  subjective expected utility. 
E)  organizational politics.

Question 18

Employee involvement tends to weaken synergy in the decision-making process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

After choosing among several computer server systems,the Director of Information Systems feels very positive about the choice made.However,some of this optimism is due to the fact that the Director forgot about some of the limitations of the chosen system and unconsciously downplays the importance of the positive features of the rejected systems.The Director of Information Systems is engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A)  escalation of commitment 
B)  satisficing 
C)  rational choice thinking 
D)  post-decisional justification 
E)  The Director of Information Systems is engaging in none of these decision processes. 
A)  escalation of commitment 
B)  satisficing 
C)  rational choice thinking 
D)  post-decisional justification 
E)  The Director of Information Systems is engaging in none of these decision processes.

Question 20

Insight and verification are:

Accepted Answer

A)  two symptoms of groupthink. 
B)  the first two stages of creativity. 
C)  the two main differences between brainstorming and electronic brainstorming. 
D)  the last two stages of the creative process. 
E)  the first two stages of evaluation apprehension. 
A)  two symptoms of groupthink. 
B)  the first two stages of creativity. 
C)  the two main differences between brainstorming and electronic brainstorming. 
D)  the last two stages of the creative process. 
E)  the first two stages of evaluation apprehension.

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways emotions affect our choices?

Decision structure,risk of conflict,and decision commitment are:

Intuition allows us to draw on our tacit knowledge to guide our decision preferences.

Post-decisional justification causes decision makers to forget what decision they made.

Which of the following would be considered employee involvement?

To make the best decisions,the number of employees involved should be minimized.

An important resource for creativity is:

Intuition is based on mental templates or models representing tacit knowledge about a situation.

In the creative process,insight:

Decision makers have a need to reduce uncertainty,so they tend to focus on solutions before fully understanding the problem.

Creativity occurs by redefining the problem,not just by finding a unique solution to the existing problem.

Employees tend to be less creative in organizations that punish failure.

To choose the best solution,decision makers need clear organizational goals that do not conflict with each other.

Employee involvement improves the number and quality of solutions.

People with an inventive thinking style:

One reason why the rational choice model doesn't fit reality is that it focuses on logical thinking and completely ignores:

Employee involvement tends to weaken synergy in the decision-making process.

Insight and verification are:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions,attitudes,and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 7: Decision Making and Creativity

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways emotions affect our choices?

Decision structure,risk of conflict,and decision commitment are:

Intuition allows us to draw on our tacit knowledge to guide our decision preferences.

Post-decisional justification causes decision makers to forget what decision they made.

Which of the following would be considered employee involvement?

To make the best decisions,the number of employees involved should be minimized.

An important resource for creativity is:

Intuition is based on mental templates or models representing tacit knowledge about a situation.

In the creative process,insight:

Decision makers have a need to reduce uncertainty,so they tend to focus on solutions before fully understanding the problem.

Creativity occurs by redefining the problem,not just by finding a unique solution to the existing problem.

Employees tend to be less creative in organizations that punish failure.

To choose the best solution,decision makers need clear organizational goals that do not conflict with each other.

Employee involvement improves the number and quality of solutions.

People with an inventive thinking style:

One reason why the rational choice model doesn't fit reality is that it focuses on logical thinking and completely ignores:

Employee involvement tends to weaken synergy in the decision-making process.

Insight and verification are:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions,attitudes,and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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