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Fill in the blanks to complete the statement below.

Goals and objectives become more ___________ in nature, with a ___________ time span, as you move down the organizational hierarchy.

Select one:

a. specific; shorter

b. broad; longer

c. specific; longer

d. broad; shorter

e. None of the above answers is correct.

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Which of the following is NOT a step in the creative decision-making model?

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a. Immersion

b. Evaluation

c. Incubation

d. Illumination

e. Solution verification

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What decision-making term is used to describe the increased risk associated with a cohesive group making a flawed decision?

Select one:

a. Framing

b. Groupthink

c. Consensus theory

d. Cooperative theory

e. Democratic practice

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In which of the following scenarios would it be beneficial for you to use the intuitive decision-making model?

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a. You are under a time constraint and are knowledgeable on the problem.

b. You don’t have any experience with the problem.

c. You want to maximize the outcome.

d. You have a clear set of minimum criteria.

e. You need a new, unique solution to the problem.

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Consider the following scenario and choose the best answer from the options below.

A large candy distributor has decided to expand its lollipop offerings to attract more customers and increase revenues. As part of its information-gathering process, the company has gone to its current lollipop supplier and chosen to buy and distribute the first type of lollipop offered in the supplier’s catalog.

Has the candy distributor completed the gathering-information step properly? Why or why not?

Select one:

a. No. The company still needs to consider other lollipop alternatives.

b. No. The company should have analyzed other vendor offerings to ensure that the best lollipops were chosen.

c. Yes. The company has chosen the best lollipop offerings available.

d. Yes. The company has been thorough in its research.

e. Yes. More analysis would have caused confusion and made it difficult for the company to make a decision.