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Management 101: Decision Making

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 26 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Describes choices that are logical and consistent and maximize value






2. A situation in which a manager can make accurate decisions because all outcomes are known






3. Rules of thumb that managers use to simplify decision making






4. Decision style characterized by a person's preference for using external data and facts and processing this information through rational - logical thinking






5. Overconfidence; Immediate gratification; Anchoring effect; Selective perception; Confirmation; Framing; Availability; Representation; Randomness; Sunk costs; Self-serving; Hindsight






6. 1: Identifying a problem; 2: Identifying decision criteria; 3: Allocating weights to the criteria; 4 Developing alternatives; 5 Analyzing alternatives; 6: Selecting an alternative; 7: Implementing the alternative; 8: Evaluating decision effectiveness






7. A series of sequential steps used to respond to a well-structured problem






8. A guideline for making decisions






9. Unique and nonrecurring decisions that require a custom-made solution






10. Straightforward - familiar - and easily defined problems






11. A situation that a decision maker has neither certainty nor reasonable probability estimates available






12. Criteria that define what's important or relevant to resolving a problem






13. A choice among two or more alternatives






14. Problems that are new or unusual and for which information is ambiguous or incomplete






15. Accept solutions that are 'good enough'






16. An obstacle that makes it difficult to achieve a desired goal or purpose






17. A situation in which the decision maker is able to estimate the likelihood of certain outcomes






18. Decision making that's rational - but limited (bounded) by an individual's ability to process information






19. Subconscious mental processing; Values or ethics-based decisions; Experience-based decisions; Affect-initiated decisions; Cognitive-based decisions






20. The systematic use of the best available evidence to improve management practice






21. An explicit statement that tells managers what can or cannot be done






22. An increased commitment to a previous decision despite evidence it may have been wrong






23. Understand cultural differences; Know when it's time to call it quits; Use an effective decision-making process; Build an organization that can spot the unexpected and quickly adapt to the changed environment


24. Making decisions on the basis of experience - feelings - and accumulated judgment






25. Decision style characterized by a person's preference for internal sources of information and processing this information with internal insights - feelings and hunches






26. A repetitive decision that can be handled by a routine approach