Effective Decision Making Strategies
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What is a common problem associated with decision evaluation, as mentioned in the text?

  • Confirmation bias (correct)
  • Systematically evaluating alternatives
  • Revisiting decisions later
  • Scenario planning

What is a strategy mentioned to improve decision evaluation?

  • Revisit decisions later when emotions have changed
  • Engage in divergent thinking during shopping trips
  • Repeat or further invest in a bad decision
  • Change the decision maker (correct)

What effect can lead to escalation of commitment in decision-making?

  • Self-justification effect (correct)
  • Creating a stop-loss
  • Changing the decision-maker's mindset
  • Seeking factual and social feedback

How do employees at Bluedrop Training and Simulation foster creativity?

<p>Engaging in divergent thinking during shopping trips (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the ways suggested to prevent escalation of commitment in decision-making?

<p>Creating a stop-loss (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor can lead to underestimating the negative outcomes of a preferred choice?

<p>Self-justification effect (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of rational choice decision making?

<p>Using logic and all available information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do people sometimes not apply rational choice decision making?

<p>Reliance on emotions and intuition (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In decision making, what is the role of employee involvement?

<p>It can be influenced by workplace conditions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the benefits of employee involvement in decision making?

<p>Better decision commitment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the contingencies that affect the optimal level of employee involvement?

<p>Employee characteristics, workplace conditions, specific activities, and decision structure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is historical data not always sufficient for rational choice decision making?

<p>It may not account for current contextual factors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of decision structure, when is less employee involvement typically advisable?

<p>For programmed decisions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key factor that influences the level of decision commitment according to the text?

<p>Employee involvement in decision-making (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When should there be more employee involvement in decision-making according to the text?

<p>When employees can't agree on a preferred solution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a critical source of decision knowledge that influences the level of employee involvement?

<p>When employees have useful knowledge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does decision structure impact the level of employee involvement?

<p>Higher involvement for programmed decisions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor typically leads to lower employee involvement according to the text?

<p>Conflict between employee goals and organizational goals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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