130. Sandy Jo knows that she is operating in an uncertain environment. She is
basically an optimist, and we would, therefore, expect her to follow a ______________ strategy. a. certainty b. risk
c. uncertainty d. maximax
131. Sandy Jo knows that she is operating in an uncertain environment. She is
basically a pessimist, and we would, therefore, expect her to follow a ______________ strategy. a. certainty b. risk c. minimax d. maximin
132. Sandy Jo wishes to minimize her regret and will probably opt for a
______________ strategy. a. certainty b. risk
c. minimax d. maximax
ESSAY QUESTIONS
THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
133. In a short essay, list and discuss the eight steps in the decision-making
process.
THE MANAGER AS DECISION MAKER
134. In a short essay, discuss the assumptions of rationality and the validity of
those assumptions.
135. In a short essay, discuss bounded rationality and satisficing.
136. In a short essay, discuss the difference between structured and unstructured
problems. Include specific examples of each type of problem to support your
answer. Next, discuss the type of decisions that would be used to address each of these problems.
137. In a short essay, discuss the differences among a procedure, a rule, and a
policy. Include specific examples of each to support your answer.
138. In a short essay, describe the four decision-making styles.
139. In a short essay, discuss six of the twelve common decision errors and biases
that managers make.
DECISION MAKING FOR TODAY’S WORLD
140. In a short essay, identify and discuss the five habits shared by highly
reliable organizations (HROs).
ANSWERS:
1. (False; moderate; p. 157) 2. (False; easy; p. 158) 3. (True; moderate; p. 158) 4. (True; easy; p. 159)
5. (True; moderate; p. 159) 6. (False; moderate; p. 160) 7. (True; easy; p. 161)
8. (True; moderate; p. 162) 9. (False; difficult; p. 162) 10. (True; moderate; p. 163) 11. (True; moderate; p. 163) 12. (True; easy; p. 164)
13. (True; moderate; p. 164) 14. (True; easy; p. 165)
15. (False; moderate; p. 166) 16. (False; moderate; p. 166)17. (False; moderate; p. 166)18. (False; easy; p. 167)19. (False; moderate; p. 167)20. (True; easy; p. 167)21. (False; difficult; p. 168)22. (True; moderate; p. 171)23. (False; moderate; p. 171)24. (True; moderate; p. 171)25. (True; easy; p. 171)26. (False; moderate; p. 171)27. (False; moderate; p. 172; AACSB: Diversity)28. (True; moderate; p. 173)29. (False; moderate; p. 173)30. (True; moderate; p. 173)31. (False; difficult; p. 175)32. (True; moderate; p. 175; AACSB: Diversity)33. (True; easy; p. 175; AACSB: Diversity)34. (False; moderate; p. 175)35. (False; easy; p. 176)36. (c; moderate; p. 156)37. (a; easy; p. 156)38. (d; easy; p. 156)39. (a; easy; p. 158)40. (d; moderate; p. 158)41. (a; moderate; p. 158)42. (d; moderate; p. 158)43. (a; moderate; p. 158)44. (b; difficult; p. 158)45. (d; difficult; p. 159)46. (c; easy; p. 159)47. (a; easy; p. 159)48. (a; moderate; p. 159)
49. (a; easy; p. 160)
50. (b; moderate; p. 160) 51. (c; moderate; p. 160) 52. (c; moderate; p. 160) 53. (c; moderate; p. 161) 54. (b; difficult; p. 161) 55. (a; easy; p. 162)
56. (d; moderate; p. 162) 57. (c; difficult; p. 162) 58. (d; difficult; p. 162) 59. (b; moderate; p. 163) 60. (d; moderate; p. 163) 61. (d; moderate; p. 163) 62. (c; difficult; p. 163) 63. (b; moderate; p. 163) 64. (c; moderate; p. 164) 65,. (b; moderate; p. 164) 66. (d; easy; p. 164)
67. (b; moderate; p. 165) 68. (a; moderate; p. 165) 69. (d; moderate; p. 165) 70. (b; moderate; p. 165) 71. (c; moderate; p. 165) 72. (a; moderate; p. 166) 73. (a; moderate; p. 166) 74. (d; moderate; p. 166) 75. (b; moderate; p. 166) 76. (c; moderate; p. 166) 77. (d; moderate; p. 166) 78. (c; moderate; p. 166) 79. (c; moderate; p. 166) 80. (d; easy; p. 166) 81. (a; easy; p. 167) 82. (c; easy; p. 167)
83. (b; difficult; p. 167) 84. (c; easy; p. 168)
85. (c; difficult; p. 168) 86. (a; moderate; p. 168) 87. (a; moderate; p. 168) 88. (a; easy; p. 168)
89. (c; moderate; p. 168)
90. (b; moderate; pp. 168-169) 91. (c; moderate; p. 169) 92. (a; moderate; p. 171) 93. (c; moderate; p. 171) 94. (b; moderate; p. 171) 95. (a; easy; p. 172) 96. (d; easy; p. 172)
97. (d; moderate; p. 173) 98. (d; moderate; p. 173) 99. (a; moderate; p. 173)
100. (c; easy; p. 175; AACSB: Diversity) 101. (b; easy; p. 176)
102. (d; moderate; p. 176)
103. (a; difficult; pp. 176-177) 104. (b; easy; p. 177)
105. (b; moderate; p. 177) 106. (d; moderate; p. 156) 107. (b; moderate; p. 158) 108. (a; difficult; p. 158) 109. (c; moderate; p. 160) 110. (d; easy; p. 161)
111. (c; moderate; p. 156) 112. (c; moderate; p. 158) 113. (d; difficult; p. 162) 114,. (c; difficult; p. 163) 115. (a; difficult; p. 164) 116. (d; moderate; p. 162) 117. (a; difficult; p. 163) 118. (c; difficult; p. 163) 119. (c; difficult; p. 164) 120. (d; moderate; p. 165) 121. (c; moderate; p. 165) 122. (c; moderate; p. 166) 123. (a; moderate; p. 166) 124. (d; moderate; p. 165) 125. (a; moderate; p. 165) 126. (b; moderate; p. 166) 127. (d; moderate; p. 166) 128. (a; moderate; p. 167) 129. (b; moderate; p. 167) 130. (d; moderate; p. 168)
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