Exam 8: Decision Making

As HR manager, you have received e-mails from nearly every member of a team asking for transfers off the team or demanding one (or more)teammates be terminated. You weren't aware of any issue with this team before, and you don't have a clear idea of what's going on, but this is clearly an issue you have to address. What type of decision making should you use?

How would the garbage can model describe organizational decision making?

Why do time constraints cause errors in decision making?

How can consequences improve your decision making?

Which model uses one's emotions, intuition, and past experiences when deciding the best course of action?

What is meant by recommending that decision makers should focus on resilience?

Where might incorrect information impact the decision making process?

Understanding that decisions don't always work is evidenced by the ________ failure rate of decisions.

What is the behavioral economics approach?

Which of the following is not a heuristic used to shortcut the rational decision making process?

Which decision making approach incorporates emotions, politics, practical considerations, and the systematic weighing of options?

Which type of decision making incorporates mental tricks known as mental accounting people use to help make financial and business decisions?

Sensemaking differs from rational decision making because ________.

Which type of decision do you make most frequently during a typical day?

Which decision making approach should you use if you need to make a decision using last quarter's sales data?

Which of the following is a non-programmed decision?

Problem solving is meant to improve a situation, but errors can thwart success and possibly make it worse. Identify five errors, describe their impact and what you can do to avoid them.

When you begin your new job, you are soaking in all types of information about your new work environment: some good, some bad. Mentally, you emphasize the number and importance of the good aspects and discount those of the bad as you go through your first week. What are you doing?

You have to make a decision quickly and as best you can. What model best describes your process?

How is prototyping helpful for making decisions?