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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
y y y
,Chaptery1yDecisionyMaking,yProblemySolving,yCriticalyThinking,yandyCli
nicalyReasoning:yRequisitesyforysuccessfulyleadershipyandymanagement
1. Whatystatementyisytrueyregardingydecisionymaking?
A) Ityisyanyanalysisyofyaysituation
B) Ityisycloselyyrelatedytoyevaluation
C) Ityinvolvesychoosingybetweenycoursesyofyaction
D) Ityisydependentyuponyfindingytheycauseyofyayproblemy
ANSWER:yyCyyy
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ularycourseyofyaction.yProblemysolvingyisypartyofydecisionymakingyandyisyaysystematicyprocessyt
hatyfocusesyonyanalyzingyaydifficultysituation.yCriticalythinking,ysometimesyreferredytoyasyrefle
ctiveythinking,yisyrelatedytoyevaluationyandyhasyaybroaderyscopeythanydecisionymakingyandypro
blemysolving.
2. What
1. A)yItsyneedyforyimplementationytime
2. B)yItsylackyofyaystepyrequiringyevaluationyofyresults
3. C)yItsyfailureytoygatherysufficientydata
4. D)yItsyfailureytoyevaluateyalternatives
ANSWER:yyAyFeedback:Theytraditionalyproblem-
solvingymodelyisylessyeffectiveywhenytimeyconstraintsyareyayconsideration.yDecisionymaking
ycanyoccurywithoutytheyfullyanalysisyrequiredyinyproblemysolving.yBecauseyproblemysolvingy
attemptsytoyidentifyytheyrootyproblemyinysituations,ymuchytimeyandyenergyyareyspentyonyiden
, tifyingytheyrealyproblem.
3. Whichyofytheyfollowingystatementsyisytrueyregardingydecisionymaking?
1. A)yScientificymethodsyprovideyidenticalydecisionsybyydifferentyindividualsyforythe
ysameyproblems
2. B)yDecisionsyareygreatlyyinfluencedybyyeachypersonsyvalueysystem
3. C)yPersonalybeliefsycanybeyadjustedyforywhenytheyscientificyapproachytoyproble
mysolvingyisyused
4. D)yPastyexperienceyhasylittleytoydoywithytheyqualityyofytheydecision
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ofythinkingywillyinfluenceyaypersonsydecisionymaking.yNoymatteryhowyobjectiveytheycriteriaywi
llybe,yvalueyjudgmentsywillyalwaysyplayyaypartyinyaypersonsydecisionymaking,yeitheryconsciousl
yyorysubconsciously.
isyayweaknessyofytheytraditionalyproblem-solvingymodel?
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4. Whatyinfluencesytheyqualityyofyaydecisionymostyoften?
yA)yTheydecisionymakersyimmediateysuperior
B) Theytypeyofydecisionythatyneedsytoybeymade
C) Questionsyaskedyandyalternativesygenerated
D) Theytimeyofydayytheydecisionyisymad
eyANSWER:yyC
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,ytheybetterytheyfinalydecisionywillybe.yTheyalternativesygeneratedyandytheyfinalychoicesyareylimi
tedybyyeachypersonsyvalueysystem.
5. What
Theory and Application, 11th Edition By (Huston, 2025), All Chapters 1 - 25
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
y y y
,Chaptery1yDecisionyMaking,yProblemySolving,yCriticalyThinking,yandyCli
nicalyReasoning:yRequisitesyforysuccessfulyleadershipyandymanagement
1. Whatystatementyisytrueyregardingydecisionymaking?
A) Ityisyanyanalysisyofyaysituation
B) Ityisycloselyyrelatedytoyevaluation
C) Ityinvolvesychoosingybetweenycoursesyofyaction
D) Ityisydependentyuponyfindingytheycauseyofyayproblemy
ANSWER:yyCyyy
Feedback:Decisionymakingyisyaycomplexycognitiveyprocessyoftenydefinedyasychoosingyaypartic
ularycourseyofyaction.yProblemysolvingyisypartyofydecisionymakingyandyisyaysystematicyprocessyt
hatyfocusesyonyanalyzingyaydifficultysituation.yCriticalythinking,ysometimesyreferredytoyasyrefle
ctiveythinking,yisyrelatedytoyevaluationyandyhasyaybroaderyscopeythanydecisionymakingyandypro
blemysolving.
2. What
1. A)yItsyneedyforyimplementationytime
2. B)yItsylackyofyaystepyrequiringyevaluationyofyresults
3. C)yItsyfailureytoygatherysufficientydata
4. D)yItsyfailureytoyevaluateyalternatives
ANSWER:yyAyFeedback:Theytraditionalyproblem-
solvingymodelyisylessyeffectiveywhenytimeyconstraintsyareyayconsideration.yDecisionymaking
ycanyoccurywithoutytheyfullyanalysisyrequiredyinyproblemysolving.yBecauseyproblemysolvingy
attemptsytoyidentifyytheyrootyproblemyinysituations,ymuchytimeyandyenergyyareyspentyonyiden
, tifyingytheyrealyproblem.
3. Whichyofytheyfollowingystatementsyisytrueyregardingydecisionymaking?
1. A)yScientificymethodsyprovideyidenticalydecisionsybyydifferentyindividualsyforythe
ysameyproblems
2. B)yDecisionsyareygreatlyyinfluencedybyyeachypersonsyvalueysystem
3. C)yPersonalybeliefsycanybeyadjustedyforywhenytheyscientificyapproachytoyproble
mysolvingyisyused
4. D)yPastyexperienceyhasylittleytoydoywithytheyqualityyofytheydecision
ANSWER:yyByFeedback:Values,ylifeyexperience,yindividualypreference,yandyindividualywaysy
ofythinkingywillyinfluenceyaypersonsydecisionymaking.yNoymatteryhowyobjectiveytheycriteriaywi
llybe,yvalueyjudgmentsywillyalwaysyplayyaypartyinyaypersonsydecisionymaking,yeitheryconsciousl
yyorysubconsciously.
isyayweaknessyofytheytraditionalyproblem-solvingymodel?
yPagey1
4. Whatyinfluencesytheyqualityyofyaydecisionymostyoften?
yA)yTheydecisionymakersyimmediateysuperior
B) Theytypeyofydecisionythatyneedsytoybeymade
C) Questionsyaskedyandyalternativesygenerated
D) Theytimeyofydayytheydecisionyisymad
eyANSWER:yyC
Feedback:Theygreaterytheynumberyofyalternativesythatycanybeygeneratedybyytheydecisionymaker
,ytheybetterytheyfinalydecisionywillybe.yTheyalternativesygeneratedyandytheyfinalychoicesyareylimi
tedybyyeachypersonsyvalueysystem.
5. What
