When a manager finds a disparity between their current situation and a desired situation, they are at which step of the decision-making process?
A) develop alternatives
B) identify decision criteria
C) analyze alternatives
D) identify a problem
E) allocate weights to criteria

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When a manager finds a disparity between their current situation and a desired situation, they are identifying a problem, which is the first step of the decision-making process. The other steps include identifying decision criteria, allocating weights to criteria, developing alternatives, analyzing alternatives, selecting an alternative, implementing the alternative, and evaluating decision effectiveness.

When a Manager Finds a Disparity Between Their Current Situation