Edition Baltzan
Business Driven Information Systems, 6e (Baltzan)
Chapter 2 Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business
1) Analytics is the science of fact-based decision making.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Analytics is the science of fact-based decision making.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of
the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
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Gradable: automatic
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2) At the operational level employees are continuously evaluating company operations to hone
the firm's abilities to identify, adapt to, and leverage change.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: At the managerial level employees are continuously evaluating company
operations to hone the firm's abilities to identify, adapt to, and leverage change.
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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
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Learning Outcome: 02-04 Describe artificial intelligence, and identify its five main types.; 02-
06 Demonstrate the value of business process modeling, and compare As-Is and To-Be models.;
02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of the three primary
organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
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Gradable: automatic
3) At the operational level employees develop, control, and maintain core business activities
required to run the day-to-day operations.
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Answer: TRUE
Explanation: At the operational level employees develop, control, and maintain core business
activities required to run the day-to-day operations.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of
the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
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4) Operational decisions are considered structured decisions.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Operational decisions are considered structured decisions.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of
the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
5) Asking how many employees are out sick is a type of operational question.
Answer: TRUE
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Explanation: Asking how many employees are out sick is a type of operational question.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of
the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
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Gradable: automatic
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6) Strategic decisions are highly structured decisions.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Strategic decisions are highly unstructured decisions.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of
the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
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7) One of the most important and challenging questions confronting managers today is how to
lay the foundation for tomorrow's success while competing to win in today's business
environment.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: The most important and most challenging question confronting managers today is
how to lay the foundation for tomorrow's success while competing to win in today's business
environment.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of
the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
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8) The structure of a typical organization is similar to a pyramid, with different levels that
require one consistent type of information to assist with all managerial decision making.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The structure of a typical organization is similar to a pyramid, with different
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levels that require different types of information to assist decision making, problem solving, and
opportunity capturing.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of
the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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Gradable: automatic
9) Operational decisions or semistructured decisions arise in situations where established
processes offer potential solutions.
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Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Operational decisions are considered structured decisions not semistructured
decision, which arise in situations where established processes offer potential solutions.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of
the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
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10) Unstructured decisions occur in situations in which no procedures or rules exist to guide
decision makers towards the correct choice.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Unstructured decisions occur in situations in which no procedures or rules exist to
guide decision makers toward the correct choice.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of
the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
11) At the strategic decision-making level employees develop, control, and maintain core
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business activities.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: At the operational decision-making level employees develop, control, and
maintain core business activities required to run the day-to-day operations.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Making Organizational Business Decisions
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-01 Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of
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the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
12) Key performance indicators can focus on external and internal measurements.
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Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Key performance indicators (KPI's) can focus on external and internal
measurements.
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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Metrics Measuring Business Success
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 02-02 Define critical success factors (CSFs) and key performance
indicators (KPIs), and explain how managers use them to measure the success of MIS projects.
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Gradable: automatic
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