Types of Decision Making in Organizations
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What is the main purpose of strategic decisions?

  • To set the overall direction of the organization (correct)
  • To make decisions that employees make each day
  • To determine how things will get done
  • To analyze the internal and external environment
  • Which step of the rational decision-making process involves identifying the problem?

  • Diagnosing the problem (correct)
  • Articulating problems or opportunities
  • Analyzing the environment
  • Developing viable alternatives
  • What is the main purpose of tactical decisions?

  • To set the overall direction of the organization
  • To analyze the internal and external environment
  • To determine how things will get done (correct)
  • To make decisions that employees make each day
  • What is the purpose of operational decisions?

    <p>To make decisions that employees make each day to run the organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which step of the rational decision-making process involves analyzing the internal and external environment?

    <p>Analyzing the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the decision-making process according to the text?

    <p>To identify and choose alternative courses of action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step in the list of solutions prepared by the engineering manager?

    <p>Improve the capacity of the firm by hiring more workers and building additional facilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of evaluating the alternatives?

    <p>To make a choice easier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good decision?

    <p>Good decisions are not accountable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When do managers tend to use the qualitative approach to problem-solving?

    <p>When the problem is fairly simple and immediate decisions are needed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model?

    <p>To determine the optimal number of items to order at one time to minimize total yearly costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Production Order Quantity (POQ) model?

    <p>To determine the optimal production quantity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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