Question 1

The generation of a novel idea or unique approach to solving performance problems or exploiting performance opportunities is known as __________.

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Question 2

Many managers use simplifying strategies or "rules of thumb" as a means of making it easier to deal with uncertainty and limited information in problem situations. These simplifying strategies are called __________.

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Question 3

The __________ bases a decision on similarities between the situation at hand and one's stereotypes of similar occurrences.

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Question 4

When an unexpected problem can lead to disaster if not resolved quickly and appropriately, a _____________ occurs.

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Question 5

__________ is the ability to know or recognize quickly and readily the possibilities of a given situation.

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Question 6

An) ________ exists when the decision-maker faces two or more ethically uncomfortable alternatives.

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Question 7

Switching members among teams to gain insights from diverse experiences when working on problems is referred to as ___________.

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Question 8

__________ developed a framework for helping managers choose the Decision-Making methods most appropriate for various problem situations to insure both better choices and implementation.

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Question 9

__________ is a short-hand term suggesting that, while humans are capable of exercising reason and logic, they have their limits.

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Question 10

Choosing the first alternative that appears to give an acceptable or satisfactory resolution of the problem is known as ___________.

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Question 11

In the Vroom, Yetton, and Jago decision-making model, __________ decisions are made when the manager or team leader solicits input from other people and then, based on this information and its interpretation, makes a final choice.

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Question 12

The 5-step process of choosing a course of action for dealing with a problem is referred to as ________.

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Question 13

The __________ involves assessing a current event based on past occurrences that are easily available in one's memory.

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Question 14

__________ decisions simply implement solutions that have already been determined by past experience as appropriate for the problem at hand.

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Question 15

In the Vroom, Yetton, and Jago decision-making model, __________ decisions are made by both consulting with others and allowing them to help make the final choice.

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Question 16

__________ environments exist when information is sufficient to predict the results of each alternative in advance of implementation.

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Question 17

The __________ is the tendency to seek confirmation for what is already thought to be true and to neglect opportunities to acknowledge or find disconfirming information.

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Question 18

The __________ is a tendency for the decision maker to overestimate the degree to which he or she could have predicted an event that has already taken place.

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Question 19

The philosophical study of morality is called __________.

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Question 20

The __________ involves assessing an event by taking an initial value from historical precedent or an outside source, and then incrementally adjusting this value to make a current assessment.

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Quiz 9: Decision Making and Creativity