Principles of Management Quiz

What is decision making?

• A process of identifying and selecting a course of action to solve a specific problem

• A process of identifying and selecting a course of action to create a specific problem

• A process of ignoring and avoiding a course of action to solve a specific problem

• A process of ignoring and avoiding a course of action to create a specific problem

Which type of decision deals with unique, unusual, or exceptional problems?

• Risk decision

• Non-programmed decision

• Certainty decision

• Programmed decision

Under which decision making condition do managers have accurate, measurable, and reliable information about the outcome of various alternatives under consideration?

• Ambiguity

• Certainty

• Uncertainty

• Risk

What is the first step in the rational model of decision making?

• Identifying alternatives

• Evaluating alternatives

• Selecting the best alternatives

• Recognizing and defining the situation

What is the purpose of brainstorming in group decision making?

• To state as many ideas as possible, no matter how wild or ridiculous they may seem

• To use experts to make predictions and forecasts about future events without meeting face-to-face

• To criticize an idea proposed by the group members

• To encourage intense and heated arguments among group members

What is the advantage of group decision making?

• Experience and expertise of several individuals are available

• Social pressure to conform

• Greater time consumption

• Dominance by one individual or subgroup

What is the disadvantage of group decision making?

• Experience and expertise of several individuals are available

• More information, data, and facts are accumulated

• Social pressure to conform

• Greater time consumption

What is the purpose of Devil's Advocacy in group decision making?

• To encourage intense and heated arguments among group members

• To ensure that all aspects of the alternatives are considered

• To use experts to make predictions and forecasts about future events without meeting face-to-face

• To state as many ideas as possible, no matter how wild or ridiculous they may seem

What is the purpose of Delphi Groups in group decision making?

• To encourage intense and heated arguments among group members

• To use experts to make predictions and forecasts about future events without meeting face-to-face

• To state as many ideas as possible, no matter how wild or ridiculous they may seem

• To criticize an idea proposed by the group members

What is the purpose of Nominal Groups in group decision making?

• To individually write down as many alternatives to the problems they can think of

• To state as many ideas as possible, no matter how wild or ridiculous they may seem

• To use experts to make predictions and forecasts about future events without meeting face-to-face

• To encourage intense and heated arguments among group members