Business Management: Real World Applications & Connections

Chapter 8: Decision-Making Skills

Self-Assessment Quizzes



TRUE OR FALSE
Please answer the following questions as true or false.

1.

Rational decision making is always better than intuitive decision making.
A)True
B)False
2.

If a manager fails to call back a top job candidate within 72 hours, his or her company risks losing the candidate to another company.
A)True
B)False
3.

In a brainstorming session, members of a group cannot criticize any idea.
A)True
B)False
FILL IN THE BLANKS
The following questions require you to find the correct answer that should appear in the blank.

4.

Managers who make decisions based on a hunch are practicing _____ decision making.
A)rational
B)intuitive
C)deductive
D)poor
5.

The first step in the Meyers model for creative decision making is _____.
A)problem finding
B)idea finding
C)recognition
D)fact finding
6.

_____ can help managers come up with creative solutions to problems.
A)Brainstorming
B)Brainwriting
C)Wish lists
D)All of the above
CONNECT THE DECISION STYLE
Match the decision style to its description.

7.

Collaborative
A)Manager shares information with a few subordinates and then asks them individually for advice before making a decision.
B)Manager makes the decision alone, with little or no advice.
C)Manager shares information and asks for input from subordinates as a group before making a decision.
8.

Leading
A)Manager shares information with a few subordinates and then asks them individually for advice before making a decision.
B)Manager makes the decision alone, with little or no advice.
C)Manager shares information and asks for input from subordinates as a group before making a decision.
9.

Autocratic
A)Manager shares information with a few subordinates and then asks them individually for advice before making a decision.
B)Manager makes the decision alone, with little or no advice.
C)Manager shares information and asks for input from subordinates as a group before making a decision.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10.

Which is a potential drawback to team decision making?
A)The group may attach itself to the first potential positive solution.
B)Several people with different backgrounds might be assigned to the group.
C)Both
D)Neither
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