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Which type of decision making involves selecting easy, repetitive, and routine operating procedures?
Which type of decision making involves selecting easy, repetitive, and routine operating procedures?
- Rational decision making
- Nonprogrammed decision making
- Programmed decision making (correct)
- Strategic decision making
What is the primary goal of organizational decision making?
What is the primary goal of organizational decision making?
- To create the most value for organizational stakeholders (correct)
- To design a series of alternative courses of action
- To increase predictability
- To reduce costs of making goods and services
Which model of decision making involves a straightforward three-stage process?
Which model of decision making involves a straightforward three-stage process?
- Rational model of decision making (correct)
- Intuitive model of decision making
- Emotional model of decision making
- Behavioral model of decision making
What type of decisions allow an organization to find solutions to changing and uncertain conditions?
What type of decisions allow an organization to find solutions to changing and uncertain conditions?
Which type of decision making provides stability and increases predictability?
Which type of decision making provides stability and increases predictability?
What is the main characteristic of nonprogrammed decision making?
What is the main characteristic of nonprogrammed decision making?
What is one way organizations can promote learning and change?
What is one way organizations can promote learning and change?
How can an organization convert events into learning opportunities?
How can an organization convert events into learning opportunities?
What is the nature of the top-management team in the circle configuration?
What is the nature of the top-management team in the circle configuration?
In game theory, what is a sequential move game?
In game theory, what is a sequential move game?
What does a devil's advocate do?
What does a devil's advocate do?
What is a collateral organizational structure?
What is a collateral organizational structure?
According to the Carnegie model of decision making, what is 'bounded rationality'?
According to the Carnegie model of decision making, what is 'bounded rationality'?
In the incrementalist model of organizational decision making, what is the primary reason for managers choosing incrementally different courses of action?
In the incrementalist model of organizational decision making, what is the primary reason for managers choosing incrementally different courses of action?
According to the garbage-can model of decision making, what do managers do?
According to the garbage-can model of decision making, what do managers do?
What is the essence of organizational learning according to James March?
What is the essence of organizational learning according to James March?
At which level is it important for managers to encourage team learning?
At which level is it important for managers to encourage team learning?
What is the primary criticism made by researchers about the rational model of decision making?
What is the primary criticism made by researchers about the rational model of decision making?
What is the nature of organizational learning?
What is the nature of organizational learning?
What is the main goal of creating a learning organization according to the text?
What is the main goal of creating a learning organization according to the text?
What is the primary strategy proposed by James March for organizational learning?
What is the primary strategy proposed by James March for organizational learning?
According to the text, what is the essence of individual mastery in organizational learning?
According to the text, what is the essence of individual mastery in organizational learning?
What does the incrementalist model argue as the primary limitation for managers in making decisions?
What does the incrementalist model argue as the primary limitation for managers in making decisions?
What does bounded rationality refer to according to the Carnegie model?
What does bounded rationality refer to according to the Carnegie model?
What is the main goal of building a shared vision in a learning organization?
What is the main goal of building a shared vision in a learning organization?
What distinguishes adaptive cultures from inert cultures in terms of facilitating organizational learning?
What distinguishes adaptive cultures from inert cultures in terms of facilitating organizational learning?
What is the purpose of an IT-based knowledge management system in an organization?
What is the purpose of an IT-based knowledge management system in an organization?
When is a personalization approach to knowledge management pursued by an organization?
When is a personalization approach to knowledge management pursued by an organization?
What factor may lead to a reduction in the level of organizational learning over time according to Nystrom and Starbuck's model?
What factor may lead to a reduction in the level of organizational learning over time according to Nystrom and Starbuck's model?
What do cognitive biases such as illusion of control, frequencies, and representativeness primarily affect in organizational decision making?
What do cognitive biases such as illusion of control, frequencies, and representativeness primarily affect in organizational decision making?
What does cognitive dissonance lead to in organizational decision making?
What does cognitive dissonance lead to in organizational decision making?
What is the main consequence of the illusion of control in organizational decision making?
What is the main consequence of the illusion of control in organizational decision making?
What does escalation of commitment lead managers to do in decision making?
What does escalation of commitment lead managers to do in decision making?
