DECISION MAKING CONTEXT |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
The type of decisions a business makes include - answer- - Strategic (by senior
management)
- Tactical (by middle management)
- Operational (by junior management)
Strategic decision - answer- - long terms will affect the direction the business takes.
- affects the entire business and is made by the owner or senior management
- can be expensive
Tactical decisions - answer- - are flexible and medium term
- any objective failed to be met can be changed
Operational decisions - answer- decisions that concern the day-to-day activities of an
organization
- short term
- little risk
Scientific decision-making - answer- Based on data and uses logical, rational approach
to decision making
- identify objective
- collect info
- analyse info
- make and implement decisions
- monitor and review decision
Intuitive decision-making - answer- Making decisions on the basis of experience,
feelings, and accumulated judgment.
Types of Decision making models - answer- - decision trees
- critical path analysis
- cost benefit analysis