Gloria,as the executive assistant to the President of a small midwest university,has a large number of decisions to be made because several of her assistants are on vacation.One of the decisions she has to make today is which paper clips to purchase for the office.She looks at the office supply catalog and picks the first one she sees that is priced acceptably.Gloria is using _________ to make her decision.
A)minimizing
B)optimizing
C)satisficing
D)management by exception
E)maximizing

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Gloria is not trying to find the absolute best paper clips, but rather is trying to find an option that is acceptable and meets the basic requirements. This is an example of satisficing, which means making a decision that is satisfactory or "good enough" rather than trying to optimize or maximize every decision.

Gloria,as the Executive Assistant to the President of a Small