The main disadvantage of the rational model is that it is prescriptive, describing how managers ought to make decisions, but not showing how they actually make decisions
TRUE
Value orientation reflects the extent to which a person focuses on either task and technical concerns or people and social concerns when making decisions
TRUE
People with a(n) _____ style have a high tolerance for ambiguity and tend to focus on the people or social aspects of a work situation.
D. conceptual
According to the ____ model, managers seek alternatives until tey find one that is satisfactory, not optimal.
C. satisficing
which of the following is a disadvantage of group decision making?
D. satisficing
a decision tree is a graph of decision and their possible consequences
True
groupthink occurs when group members combine perspectives to find an optimal solution to a problem
false
_____ is an ineffective reaction to a situation, in which a manager decides to take no action in the belief that there will be no great negative consequences
D. relaxed avoidance
Heuristics are strategies that simplify the process of making decisions
true
availability bias is the tendency to generalize from a small sample or a single event