Exam 11: Making Decisions

Which of the following make up the three factors that researchers focus on to evaluate the level of creativity in the decision making process?

An example of a question requiring an operational decision in response is:

Doris and Lydia are members of the Board of Directors at Beta Corporation.They are giving very serious consideration to voting to merge their company with Zeta Company for enhanced efficiency,effectiveness and competitive advantage.Doris and Lydia are making an

The bounded rationality decision-making model

While setting high idea quotas appears to logically maximize the effectiveness of brainstorming,in reality it has just the opposite effect.

Strategic decisions are usually made by middle level managers.

Group decision support systems could make employees more reluctant to share information due to lack of control.

The tendency to avoid a critical evaluation of ideas that the group favors is called

In the intuitive decision-making process,only one choice is considered at a time.

Give an example of a strategic decision and indicate who usually makes it.

Jennifer has to decide which of two job offers she is going to choose.She begins her process by listing the key criteria she is looking for in a job including salary level,location,promotional opportunities,and so on.She then takes each job offer letter and carefully goes through each line assessing the offer in relationship to the criteria she has established.Jennifer is using which of decision-making model to choose her job?

Satya Nadella believed that Microsoft was suffering from a lack of what when he became CEO in 2014?

An example of a nonprogrammed decision is deciding whether to merge with another firm.

The ______________ is a group process using written responses to a series of questionnaires instead of physically bringing individuals together to make a decision.

A decision which centers on how things get done is an

The nominal group technique involves using written responses to a series of questionnaires instead of physically bringing individuals together to make a decision.

Having a devil's advocate in meetings is a technique that can help avoid groupthink.

___________ is the collective pressure phenomenon that increases the risk of the team making flawed decisions by leading to a reduction in mental efficiency,reality testing,and moral judgment.

Which of the following questions would require a tactical decision in response?

Individual decision making produces a greater commitment to the ultimate decision than does group decision making.