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Theory and Application, 11th Edition By (Huston, 2025), All Chapters 1 - 25
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapteri1iDecisioniMaking,iProblemiSolving,iCriticaliThinking,iandiClini
caliReasoning:iRequisitesiforisuccessfulileadershipiandimanagement
1. Whatistatementiisitrueiregardingidecisionimaking?
A) Itiisianianalysisiofiaisituation
B) Itiisicloselyirelateditoievaluation
C) Itiinvolvesichoosingibetweenicoursesiofiaction
D) Itiisidependentiuponifindingitheicauseiofiaiproblemi
ANSWER:iiCiii
Feedback:Decisionimakingiisiaicomplexicognitiveiprocessioftenidefinediasichoosingiaiparticular
courseiofiaction.iProblemisolvingiisipartiofidecisionimakingiandiisiaisystematiciprocessithatifocu
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sesionianalyzingiaidifficultisituation.iCriticalithinking,isometimesireferreditoiasireflectiveithinki
ng,iisirelateditoievaluationiandihasiaibroaderiscopeithanidecisionimakingiandiproblemisolving.
2. What
1. A)iItsineediforiimplementationitime
2. B)iItsilackiofiaistepirequiringievaluationiofiresults
3. C)iItsifailureitoigatherisufficientidata
4. D)iItsifailureitoievaluateialternatives
ANSWER:iiAiFeedback:Theitraditionaliproblem-
solvingimodeliisilessieffectiveiwhenitimeiconstraintsiareiaiconsideration.iDecisionimakingica
nioccuriwithoutitheifullianalysisirequirediiniproblemisolving.iBecauseiproblemisolvingiattem
ptsitoiidentifyitheirootiproblemiinisituations,imuchitimeiandienergyiareispentioniidentifyingith
eirealiproblem.
, 3. Whichiofitheifollowingistatementsiisitrueiregardingidecisionimaking?
1. A)iScientificimethodsiprovideiidenticalidecisionsibyidifferentiindividualsiforitheisa
meiproblems
2. B)iDecisionsiareigreatlyiinfluencedibyieachipersonsivalueisystem
3. C)iPersonalibeliefsicanibeiadjustediforiwhenitheiscientificiapproachitoiproblemisol
vingiisiused
4. D)iPastiexperienceihasilittleitoidoiwithitheiqualityiofitheidecision
ANSWER:iiBiFeedback:Values,ilifeiexperience,iindividualipreference,iandiindividualiwaysiofit
hinkingiwilliinfluenceiaipersonsidecisionimaking.iNoimatterihowiobjectiveitheicriteriaiwillibe,iva
lueijudgmentsiwillialwaysiplayiaipartiiniaipersonsidecisionimaking,ieithericonsciouslyiorisubcons
ciously.
isiaiweaknessiofitheitraditionaliproblem-solvingimodel?
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4. Whatiinfluencesitheiqualityiofiaidecisionimostioften?
A)iTheidecisionimakersiimmediateisuperior
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B) Theitypeiofidecisionithatineedsitoibeimade
C) Questionsiaskediandialternativesigenerated
D) Theitimeiofidayitheidecisioniisimadei
ANSWER:iiC
Feedback:Theigreateritheinumberiofialternativesithaticanibeigeneratedibyitheidecisionimaker,ith
eibetteritheifinalidecisioniwillibe.iTheialternativesigeneratedianditheifinalichoicesiareilimitedibyie
achipersonsivalueisystem.
5. What
1. A)iGoodidecisionimakersiareiusuallyiright-brain,iintuitiveithinkers
Theory and Application, 11th Edition By (Huston, 2025), All Chapters 1 - 25
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
i i i
,Chapteri1iDecisioniMaking,iProblemiSolving,iCriticaliThinking,iandiClini
caliReasoning:iRequisitesiforisuccessfulileadershipiandimanagement
1. Whatistatementiisitrueiregardingidecisionimaking?
A) Itiisianianalysisiofiaisituation
B) Itiisicloselyirelateditoievaluation
C) Itiinvolvesichoosingibetweenicoursesiofiaction
D) Itiisidependentiuponifindingitheicauseiofiaiproblemi
ANSWER:iiCiii
Feedback:Decisionimakingiisiaicomplexicognitiveiprocessioftenidefinediasichoosingiaiparticular
courseiofiaction.iProblemisolvingiisipartiofidecisionimakingiandiisiaisystematiciprocessithatifocu
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sesionianalyzingiaidifficultisituation.iCriticalithinking,isometimesireferreditoiasireflectiveithinki
ng,iisirelateditoievaluationiandihasiaibroaderiscopeithanidecisionimakingiandiproblemisolving.
2. What
1. A)iItsineediforiimplementationitime
2. B)iItsilackiofiaistepirequiringievaluationiofiresults
3. C)iItsifailureitoigatherisufficientidata
4. D)iItsifailureitoievaluateialternatives
ANSWER:iiAiFeedback:Theitraditionaliproblem-
solvingimodeliisilessieffectiveiwhenitimeiconstraintsiareiaiconsideration.iDecisionimakingica
nioccuriwithoutitheifullianalysisirequirediiniproblemisolving.iBecauseiproblemisolvingiattem
ptsitoiidentifyitheirootiproblemiinisituations,imuchitimeiandienergyiareispentioniidentifyingith
eirealiproblem.
, 3. Whichiofitheifollowingistatementsiisitrueiregardingidecisionimaking?
1. A)iScientificimethodsiprovideiidenticalidecisionsibyidifferentiindividualsiforitheisa
meiproblems
2. B)iDecisionsiareigreatlyiinfluencedibyieachipersonsivalueisystem
3. C)iPersonalibeliefsicanibeiadjustediforiwhenitheiscientificiapproachitoiproblemisol
vingiisiused
4. D)iPastiexperienceihasilittleitoidoiwithitheiqualityiofitheidecision
ANSWER:iiBiFeedback:Values,ilifeiexperience,iindividualipreference,iandiindividualiwaysiofit
hinkingiwilliinfluenceiaipersonsidecisionimaking.iNoimatterihowiobjectiveitheicriteriaiwillibe,iva
lueijudgmentsiwillialwaysiplayiaipartiiniaipersonsidecisionimaking,ieithericonsciouslyiorisubcons
ciously.
isiaiweaknessiofitheitraditionaliproblem-solvingimodel?
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4. Whatiinfluencesitheiqualityiofiaidecisionimostioften?
A)iTheidecisionimakersiimmediateisuperior
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B) Theitypeiofidecisionithatineedsitoibeimade
C) Questionsiaskediandialternativesigenerated
D) Theitimeiofidayitheidecisioniisimadei
ANSWER:iiC
Feedback:Theigreateritheinumberiofialternativesithaticanibeigeneratedibyitheidecisionimaker,ith
eibetteritheifinalidecisioniwillibe.iTheialternativesigeneratedianditheifinalichoicesiareilimitedibyie
achipersonsivalueisystem.
5. What
1. A)iGoodidecisionimakersiareiusuallyiright-brain,iintuitiveithinkers
