Qing's employees have requested that he switch the office to flextime so that they can better manage their childcare and commuting schedules. Qing is reluctant to make a drastic change all at once, so he agrees to experiment with staggering the starting and ending times of the workday over a 90-minute period for three months. If, at the end of that time, productivity does not decline, he will consider implementing a more extreme version of flextime. What model of decision-making is Qing using?
A)Bounded rationality
B)Incremental
C)Coalitional
D)Garbage can
E)Crisis

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The incremental model of decision making occurs when decision makers make small decisions, take little steps, and move cautiously in piecemeal fashion toward a bigger solution.

Qing's Employees Have Requested That He Switch the Office to Flextime