Making a choice is the most significant part of the decision-making process.
FALSE
Two employees in Stacey's department quit, which is normal for her department. She
is faced with the decision to fill these positions. This would be considered a
nonprogrammed [Link]
The approach that managers use to make decisions usually falls into one of three types
- the classical model, the administrative model, and the political [Link]
Step one in the managerial decision-making process is recognition of decision
[Link]
Satisficing behavior occurs when we choose the first solution alternative that satisfies
minimal decision criteria regardless of whether better solutions are expected to
[Link]
Good intuitive decision making is based on an ability to recognize patterns at
lightning [Link]
Administrative and political decision making procedures and intuition have been
associated with high performance in unstable environments in which decisions must
be made rapidly and under more difficult [Link]
The formulation stage involves the use of managerial, administrative, and persuasive
abilities to ensure that the chosen alternative is carried [Link]
Risk propensity refers to the willingness to undertake risk with the opportunity of
gaining an increased [Link]
People who prefer simple, clear-cut solutions to problems use the directive
[Link]
The behavioral style is often adopted by managers who like to consider complex
solutions based on as much data as they can [Link]
The most effective managers are consistent in using their own decision style rather
than shifting among [Link]
Most bad decisions are errors in judgment that originate in the human mind's limited
capacity and in the natural biases of the [Link]
Managers will frequently look for new information that contradicts their instincts or
original point of [Link]
Most people underestimate their ability to predict uncertain [Link]
Brainstorming uses a face-to-face interactive group to spontaneously suggest a wide
range of alternatives for decision [Link]
T/F Groupthink refers to the tendency of people in groups to suppress contrary
[Link]
Point-counterpoint is a decision-making technique in which people are assigned to
express competing points of [Link]
When considering decisions, the mind often gives disproportionate weight to the last
information it [Link]
Evidence shows that people who make poor decisions under the influence of strong
emotions tend to continue that behavior in the [Link]
Organizing defines what to do while strategy defines how to do [Link]
The framework in which the organization defines how tasks are divided, resources are
deployed and departments are coordinated is called organizational [Link]
The principle of unity of command suggests that managers within an organization
should reach agreement on the goals and objectives of the [Link]
Traditional views of organizational design recommend a span of management of
about 7 to 10 subordinates per [Link]
The trend in recent years has been toward narrower spans of control as a way to
facilitate [Link]
Certainty in the environment is usually associated with [Link]
For companies to operate effectively, the amount of centralization or decentralization
should fit the firm's [Link]
At Fox End, people are grouped together in departments by common skills and work
activities, including a sales department and a production department. This is an
example of vertical functional [Link]
Quick response to external changes is an advantage of vertical functional
[Link]
Aspects of both functional and divisional structures simultaneously in the same part
of the organization are combined in the virtual network [Link]
The confusion and frustration caused by the dual chain of command is a major
problem of the matrix [Link]
In the divisional approach, coordination across divisions is great whereas coordination
within divisions is often [Link]
In the divisional approach, coordination across divisions is great whereas coordination
within divisions is often [Link]
The distinctive feature of the project manager position is that the person is not a
member of one of the departments begin [Link]
When an organization uses a differentiation strategy, it strives for internal
[Link]
The pure functional structure is appropriate for achieving internal efficiency
[Link]
The functional structure is appropriate when the primary goal is innovation and
[Link]
Collaboration refers to the managerial task of adjusting and synchronizing the diverse
activities among different individuals and [Link]
Service firms include banks, hotels, and law [Link]
