Mike is in a hurry to appoint a personal assistant to help him with scheduling his meetings with clients. He posts an advertisement on a job website, and picks the first person who sends in her resume for the job. He only checks for the candidate's qualification and does not consider her work experience. This is an example of _____.
A) rational decision making
B) classical decision making
C) satisficing
D) evidence-based management
E) optimizing

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Satisficing is illustrated in the scenario. Satisficing is the tendency to search for alternatives only until one is found that meets some minimum standard of sufficiency.

Mike Is in a Hurry to Appoint a Personal Assistant