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Requisiteskforksuccessfulkleadershipkandkmanagement
1. Whatkstatementkisktruekregardingkdecisionkmaking?
A) Itkiskankanalysiskofkaksituation
B) Itkiskcloselykrelatedktokevaluation
C) Itkinvolveskchoosingkbetweenkcourseskofkaction
D) ItkiskdependentkuponkfindingkthekcausekofkakproblemkAns:kCk
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Decisionkmakingkiskakcomplexkcognitivekprocesskoftenkdefinedkaskchoosingkakparticularkcourseko
fkaction.kProblemksolvingkiskpartkofkdecisionkmakingkandkiskaksystematickprocesskthatkfocuseskonk
analyzingkakdifficultksituation.kCriticalkthinking,ksometimeskreferredktokaskreflectivekthinking,kis
krelatedktokevaluationkandkhaskakbroaderkscopekthankdecisionkmakingkandkproblemksolving.
2. What
1. A)k Itskneedkforkimplementationktime
2. B)kItsklackkofkakstepkrequiringkevaluationkofkresults
3. C)k Itskfailurektokgatherksufficientkdata
4. D)k Itskfailurektokevaluatekalternatives
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Thektraditionalkproblem-
solvingkmodelkisklesskeffectivekwhenktimekconstraintskarekakconsideration.kDecisionkmakingkc
ankoccurkwithoutkthekfullkanalysiskrequiredkinkproblemksolving.kBecausekproblemksolvingkatt
emptsktokidentifykthekrootkproblemkinksituations,kmuchktimekandkenergykarekspentkonkidentifyi
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3. Whichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskisktruekregardingkdecisionkmaking?
1. A)kScientifickmethodskprovidekidenticalkdecisionskbykdifferentkindividualskforktheks
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2. B)k Decisionskarekgreatlykinfluencedkbykeachkpersonskvalueksystem
3. C)k Personalkbeliefskcankbekadjustedkforkwhenkthekscientifickapproachktokproblemks
olvingkiskused
4. D)k Pastkexperiencekhasklittlektokdokwithkthekqualitykofkthekdecision
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Values,klifekexperience,kindividualkpreference,kandkindividualkwayskofkthinkingkwillkinfluencekak
personskdecisionkmaking.kNokmatterkhowkobjectivekthekcriteriakwillkbe,kvaluekjudgmentskwillkal
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B) Thektypekofkdecisionkthatkneedsktokbekmade
C) Questionskaskedkandkalternativeskgenerated
D) Thektimekofkdaykthekdecisionkiskmadek
Ans:kC
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Thekgreaterktheknumberkofkalternativeskthatkcankbekgeneratedkbykthekdecisionkmaker,kthekbetterkt
hekfinalkdecisionkwillkbe.kThekalternativeskgeneratedkandkthekfinalkchoiceskareklimitedkbykeachkp
ersonskvalueksystem.
5. What
1. A)k Goodkdecisionkmakerskarekusuallykright-brain,kintuitivekthinkers
2. B)k Effectivekdecisionkmakerskareksensitivektoktheksituationkandktokothers
3. C)k Goodkdecisionskarekusuallykmadekbykleft-brain,klogicalkthinkers
4. D)k Goodkdecisionkmakingkrequireskanalyticalkratherkthankcreativekprocesses
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Goodkdecisionkmakerskseemktokhavekantennaekthatkmakekthemkparticularlyksensitivektokother
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peoplekandksituations.kLeft-
brainkthinkerskarektypicallykbetterkatkprocessingklanguage,klogic,knumbers,kandksequentialkord
ering,kwhereaskright-brainkthinkerskexcelkatknonverbalkideationkandkholisticksynthesizing.
doeskknowledgekaboutkgoodkdecisionkmakingkleadkonektokbelieve?
6. What
1. A)k Thekplanningkprocesskofkmanagement
2. B)k Thekevaluationkphasekofkthekexecutivekrole
3. C)k Onekstepkinkthekproblem-solvingkprocess
4. D)k Requiredktokjustifykthekneedkforkscarcekitems
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Decisionkmakingkiskakcomplex,kcognitivekprocesskoftenkdefinedkaskchoosingkakparticularkcour
sekofkaction.kDecisionkmaking,konekstepkinkthekproblem-
solvingkprocess,kiskankimportantktaskkthatkrelieskheavilykonkcriticalkthinkingkandkclinicalkreaso
ningkskills.
iskthekbestkdefinitionkofkdecisionkmaking?k
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7. Ifkdecisionkmakingkisktriggeredkbykakproblemkwithkwhatkdoeskitkend?
1. A)k Ankalternativekproblem
2. B)k Akchosenkcoursekofkaction
3. C)k Ankactionkthatkguaranteesksuccess
4. D)k Akrestatementkofktheksolution
Ans:kBkFe
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Akdecisionkiskmadekwhenkakcoursekofkactionkhaskbeenkchosen.kProblemksolvingkiskpartkofkdec
isionkmakingkandkiskaksystematickprocesskthatkfocuseskonkanalyzingkakdifficultksituation.kProb
lemksolvingkalwayskincludeskakdecision-makingkstep.
8. Whykdokourkvalueskoftenkcausekpersonalkconflictkinkdecisionkmaking?
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Chapterk1kDecisionkMaking,kProblemkSolving,kCriticalkThinking,kandkClinicalkReasoning:k
Requisiteskforksuccessfulkleadershipkandkmanagement
1. Whatkstatementkisktruekregardingkdecisionkmaking?
A) Itkiskankanalysiskofkaksituation
B) Itkiskcloselykrelatedktokevaluation
C) Itkinvolveskchoosingkbetweenkcourseskofkaction
D) ItkiskdependentkuponkfindingkthekcausekofkakproblemkAns:kCk
Feedback:
Decisionkmakingkiskakcomplexkcognitivekprocesskoftenkdefinedkaskchoosingkakparticularkcourseko
fkaction.kProblemksolvingkiskpartkofkdecisionkmakingkandkiskaksystematickprocesskthatkfocuseskonk
analyzingkakdifficultksituation.kCriticalkthinking,ksometimeskreferredktokaskreflectivekthinking,kis
krelatedktokevaluationkandkhaskakbroaderkscopekthankdecisionkmakingkandkproblemksolving.
2. What
1. A)k Itskneedkforkimplementationktime
2. B)kItsklackkofkakstepkrequiringkevaluationkofkresults
3. C)k Itskfailurektokgatherksufficientkdata
4. D)k Itskfailurektokevaluatekalternatives
Ans:kAkFe
edback:
Thektraditionalkproblem-
solvingkmodelkisklesskeffectivekwhenktimekconstraintskarekakconsideration.kDecisionkmakingkc
ankoccurkwithoutkthekfullkanalysiskrequiredkinkproblemksolving.kBecausekproblemksolvingkatt
emptsktokidentifykthekrootkproblemkinksituations,kmuchktimekandkenergykarekspentkonkidentifyi
ngkthekrealkproblem.
3. Whichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskisktruekregardingkdecisionkmaking?
1. A)kScientifickmethodskprovidekidenticalkdecisionskbykdifferentkindividualskforktheks
amekproblems
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2. B)k Decisionskarekgreatlykinfluencedkbykeachkpersonskvalueksystem
3. C)k Personalkbeliefskcankbekadjustedkforkwhenkthekscientifickapproachktokproblemks
olvingkiskused
4. D)k Pastkexperiencekhasklittlektokdokwithkthekqualitykofkthekdecision
Ans:kBkFe
edback:
Values,klifekexperience,kindividualkpreference,kandkindividualkwayskofkthinkingkwillkinfluencekak
personskdecisionkmaking.kNokmatterkhowkobjectivekthekcriteriakwillkbe,kvaluekjudgmentskwillkal
wayskplaykakpartkinkakpersonskdecisionkmaking,keitherkconsciouslykorksubconsciously.
iskakweaknesskofkthektraditionalkproblem-
solvingkmodel?kPagek1
4. Whatkinfluenceskthekqualitykofkakdecisionkmostkoften?kA)kThekdecisionkmakerskimmediateks
uperior
B) Thektypekofkdecisionkthatkneedsktokbekmade
C) Questionskaskedkandkalternativeskgenerated
D) Thektimekofkdaykthekdecisionkiskmadek
Ans:kC
Feedback:
Thekgreaterktheknumberkofkalternativeskthatkcankbekgeneratedkbykthekdecisionkmaker,kthekbetterkt
hekfinalkdecisionkwillkbe.kThekalternativeskgeneratedkandkthekfinalkchoiceskareklimitedkbykeachkp
ersonskvalueksystem.
5. What
1. A)k Goodkdecisionkmakerskarekusuallykright-brain,kintuitivekthinkers
2. B)k Effectivekdecisionkmakerskareksensitivektoktheksituationkandktokothers
3. C)k Goodkdecisionskarekusuallykmadekbykleft-brain,klogicalkthinkers
4. D)k Goodkdecisionkmakingkrequireskanalyticalkratherkthankcreativekprocesses
Ans:kBkFe
edback:
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Goodkdecisionkmakerskseemktokhavekantennaekthatkmakekthemkparticularlyksensitivektokother
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peoplekandksituations.kLeft-
brainkthinkerskarektypicallykbetterkatkprocessingklanguage,klogic,knumbers,kandksequentialkord
ering,kwhereaskright-brainkthinkerskexcelkatknonverbalkideationkandkholisticksynthesizing.
doeskknowledgekaboutkgoodkdecisionkmakingkleadkonektokbelieve?
6. What
1. A)k Thekplanningkprocesskofkmanagement
2. B)k Thekevaluationkphasekofkthekexecutivekrole
3. C)k Onekstepkinkthekproblem-solvingkprocess
4. D)k Requiredktokjustifykthekneedkforkscarcekitems
Ans:kCkFe
edback:
Decisionkmakingkiskakcomplex,kcognitivekprocesskoftenkdefinedkaskchoosingkakparticularkcour
sekofkaction.kDecisionkmaking,konekstepkinkthekproblem-
solvingkprocess,kiskankimportantktaskkthatkrelieskheavilykonkcriticalkthinkingkandkclinicalkreaso
ningkskills.
iskthekbestkdefinitionkofkdecisionkmaking?k
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7. Ifkdecisionkmakingkisktriggeredkbykakproblemkwithkwhatkdoeskitkend?
1. A)k Ankalternativekproblem
2. B)k Akchosenkcoursekofkaction
3. C)k Ankactionkthatkguaranteesksuccess
4. D)k Akrestatementkofktheksolution
Ans:kBkFe
edback:
Akdecisionkiskmadekwhenkakcoursekofkactionkhaskbeenkchosen.kProblemksolvingkiskpartkofkdec
isionkmakingkandkiskaksystematickprocesskthatkfocuseskonkanalyzingkakdifficultksituation.kProb
lemksolvingkalwayskincludeskakdecision-makingkstep.
8. Whykdokourkvalueskoftenkcausekpersonalkconflictkinkdecisionkmaking?
