Question 1

Vroom and Yetton noted that a decision maker could involve others on a broad continuum ranging from no involvement to full employee delegation.List the key participation approaches this entails.Also discuss four of the factors that must be addressed before you decide which approach is best.

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Question 2

Amy works as a junior HR executive at a retail chain.She has been given the responsibility of organizing walk-in interviews on the day before Thanksgiving.She turns up one hour late that morning because of the unusually high traffic.You are her boss and are trying to determine why she came late.What would your response look like? (Hint: Answer this question in light of the fundamental attribution error)

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Question 3

What is bounded rationality? Can you give an example of bounded rationality in play in a decision-making process?

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Question 4

Describe three myths of problem solving.

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Question 5

Describe two tools available for understanding the scope of a problem.

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Question 6

What is PADIL? What are its major steps?

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Question 7

What are some useful tactics for avoiding common decision biases?

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Question 8

List any three ways in which people solve the wrong problem precisely.

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Question 9

Consider the fact that 81 percent of surveyed new business owners thought their business had at least a 70 percent chance of success,but only 39 percent thought that most businesses like theirs would succeed.Describe the bias this example illustrates.

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Question 10

During an interview,Harry was asked: "Which of the following causes more deaths per year in the United States,suicide or homicide?" He answered homicide even though suicides lead to more deaths by a ratio of 2:1.What is this kind of bias called? Are there any uses of this kind of bias?

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Question 11

You are a student of an organizational behavior (OB)course.You are not entirely convinced that the course content you are being taught is relevant to the real world and would like to see a revision of it.Perform a stakeholder analysis for this issue.

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Question 12

Your friend has invited you today evening to his place.Your boss informs you at 4 p.m.that one of your projects is due tomorrow.Consequently,you will have to stay back late and will not be able to go to your friend's place.At 4.30 p.m. ,you see your boss leaving the office.What you do not know is that your boss is going to the airport to pick up a senior director with whom he needs to have dinner later on.Draw a ladder of inference based on this scenario.

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Question 13

Give two examples of the representative bias which arise from people's misconceptions about chance.

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Question 14

Describe the judgment error of confirmation bias.Why is it important to avoid this bias when solving problems?

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Question 15

Give two examples of the judgment error of anchoring and adjustment.

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Quiz 3: Solving Problems