Methods of Optimal Decisions.d

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  1. What is a problem for an organization?
  2. Which of the following should you not do when solving problems?
  3. A person who is affected by a problem or needs to be involved to solve it is a:
  4. When solving a problem for someone else, which of the following should you not do?
  5. The first step in problem solving is to:
  6. Which of the following is a primary resource of information about a problem?
  7. The purpose of a problem statement is to:
  8. What does a Cause-and-Effect diagram show?
  9. An effective way to deal with a complex problem is to:
  10. After identifying subproblems, you should:
  11. What is risk?
  12. Before you start collecting new information through observations or experiments, you should:
  13. What kind of data should you collect to solve a problem of customer dissatisfaction with a product or service?
  14. Why should you use your creativity when developing alternatives?
  15. Which of the following is a useful creativity tool for generating ideas?
  16. Cost, time, and usefulness are examples of:
  17. Which of the following should you not do before making a decision?
  18. An effective plan for implementing a solution includes a(n):
  19. Which of the following is not a variable you might track when monitoring a solution?
  20. What should you do if your solution is not causing expected improvements?
  21. Why might you give a presentation after verifying a solution?
  22. A(n) ___________ is a written or spoken statement that someone makes about a particular topic that is either true or false.
  23. What is an argument?
  24. What type of reasoning takes an argument from general observations or premises to a specific conclusion?
  25. An argument that logically follows its true premises is a:
  26. What should you do when someone makes an assertion?
  27. What is a proposition or claim that is taken for granted as though it were known to be valid?
  28. What do you call an invalid argument that is presented to appear valid?
  29. What type of argument asserts that if one event happens, another event will inevitably occur as a result?
  30. What type of reasoning error assumes that if part of something has a particular quality, the whole shares that quality?
  31. Which one of the following is not a habit of critical thinkers?
  32. What are group dynamics?
  33. Knowing about the processes, personalities, and subtleties of how a company operates is called:
  34. What do successful teams allow time for when the group first starts to meet?
  35. Divergent thinking describes thought processes or methods used to:
  36. The goal of convergent thinking is to:
  37. Which of the following tools helps to perform a cost-benefit analysis?
  38. A team leader who actively seeks advice from the group before making a decision is using:
  39. When is majority rule an efficient decision-making technique?
  40. When group members avoid presenting ideas that fall outside the group’s comfort zone, they are suffering from:
  41. Before a meeting of a large group, you should:
  42. A decision support system helps you:
  43. When you create a numeric representation of the decision, you are creating a(n):
  44. What should you do before comparing subjective data?
  45. When you sum the values of items and then divide by the number of items , you are calculating the:
  46. Which of the following calculations is useful for describing data that includes widely varying numbers?
  47. A pointer that you include in a formula to tell the spreadsheet where to find the actual data is called a:
  48. To take advantage of pr5-programmed formulas that simplify common mathematical tasks, you can use a:
  49. In a line chart, what does the line show?
  50. Circular charts divided into sectors are called:
  51. How can you account for differences in variables?
  52. What is the most important component of organizational culture?
  53. How does a leader’s behavior impact the ethical values of an organization?
  54. What is the role of group dynamics in ethical decision-making?
  55. How does time pressure affect ethical decision-making in the workplace?
  56. How does an organization’s risk tolerance impact ethical decision-making?
  57. What is the relationship between ethical values and organizational culture?
  58. How do ethical values impact leadership style?
  59. How does group dynamics impact ethical decision-making in the workplace?
  60. How does risk tolerance impact ethical decision-making?
  61. What is the relationship between leadership style and group dynamics?
  62. Fostering ethical decision making within an organization requires improving the firm’s ethical standards and
  63. In the absence of ethics programs, employees are likely to make decisions based on
  64. _____ are formal statements that describe what an organization expects of its employees in terms of ethical behavior.
  65. What is not a common mistake when designing and implementing an ethics program?
  66. The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations require federal judges to increase fines for organizations that continually
  67. A code of ethics that does not address specific high-risk activities within the scope of daily activities is
  68. Organizational _____ can contribute to diminished employee trust and increased employee turnover.
  69. Which of the following is a common mistake made in implementing an ethics program?
  70. A _____ generates an ethical program that creates order by requiring that employees identify with and commit to specific required conduct using legal terms and statutes.
  71. In the long run, a(n) ______ orientation may be better for companies, perhaps because it increases employees’ awareness of ethics issues at work.
  72. ____ identified four cultural dimensions that can have a profound impact on the business environment: individualism/collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity/femininity.
  73. _____ is a term used by Adam Smith to explain the inherent mechanisms at work in free market systems that keep commerce in equilibrium. It is also known as the “invisible hand.”
  74. _____ is based upon the assumption that people are predictable and will maximize the utility of their choices relative to their needs and wants.
  75. ____ assumes that humans may not act rationally because of genetics, learned behavior, and rules of thumb.
  76. Increasing the wealth gap between nations and misusing and misallocating scarce resources are ethical issue accusations related to
  77. Which of the following is a measure taken by governments to curtail MNC practices that create ethical issues?
  78. _____ occurs when the middle class shrinks, resulting in highly concentrated wealth amongst the rich and a large number of poor people with very few resources.
  79. _____ involves transactions across national boundaries. It is a practice that brings together people who have different cultures, values, laws, and ethical standards.
  80. What concept refers to economic theories advocating the creation of a society where wealth and power are distributed evenly, relative to the amount of work expended in production?
  81. These values were developed by a reverend and the UN Secretary General. They express support for universal human rights.
  82. What is a problem for an organization?
  83. Which of the following should you not do when solving problems?
  84. A person who is affected by a problem or needs to be involved to solve it is a:
  85. When solving a problem for someone else, which of the following should you not do?
  86. The first step in problem solving is to:
  87. Which of the following is a primary resource of information about a problem?
  88. The purpose of a problem statement is to:
  89. What does a Cause-and-Effect diagram show?
  90. An effective way to deal with a complex problem is to:
  91. After identifying subproblems, you should:
  92. What is risk?
  93. Before you start collecting new information through observations or experiments, you should:
  94. What kind of data should you collect to solve a problem of customer dissatisfaction with a product or service?
  95. Why should you use your creativity when developing alternatives?
  96. Which of the following is a useful creativity tool for generating ideas?
  97. Cost, time, and usefulness are examples of:
  98. Which of the following should you not do before making a decision?
  99. An effective plan for implementing a solution includes a(n):
  100. Which of the following is not a variable you might track when monitoring a solution?
  101. What should you do if your solution is not causing expected improvements?
  102. Why might you give a presentation after verifying a solution?
  103. A(n) ___________ is a written or spoken statement that someone makes about a particular topic that is either true or false.
  104. What is an argument?
  105. What type of reasoning takes an argument from general observations or premises to a specific conclusion?
  106. An argument that logically follows its true premises is a:
  107. What should you do when someone makes an assertion?
  108. What is a proposition or claim that is taken for granted as though it were known to be valid?
  109. What do you call an invalid argument that is presented to appear valid?
  110. What type of argument asserts that if one event happens, another event will inevitably occur as a result?
  111. What type of reasoning error assumes that if part of something has a particular quality, the whole shares that quality?
  112. Which one of the following is not a habit of critical thinkers?
  113. What are group dynamics?
  114. Knowing about the processes, personalities, and subtleties of how a company operates is called:
  115. What do successful teams allow time for when the group first starts to meet?
  116. Divergent thinking describes thought processes or methods used to:
  117. The goal of convergent thinking is to:
  118. Which of the following tools helps to perform a cost-benefit analysis?
  119. A team leader who actively seeks advice from the group before making a decision is using:
  120. When is majority rule an efficient decision-making technique?
  121. When group members avoid presenting ideas that fall outside the group’s comfort zone, they are suffering from:
  122. Before a meeting of a large group, you should:
  123. A decision support system helps you:
  124. When you create a numeric representation of the decision, you are creating a(n):
  125. What should you do before comparing subjective data?
  126. When you sum the values of items and then divide by the number of items , you are calculating the:
  127. Which of the following calculations is useful for describing data that includes widely varying numbers?
  128. A pointer that you include in a formula to tell the spreadsheet where to find the actual data is called a:
  129. To take advantage of pr5-programmed formulas that simplify common mathematical tasks, you can use a:
  130. In a line chart, what does the line show?
  131. Circular charts divided into sectors are called:
  132. How can you account for differences in variables?
  133. What is the most important component of organizational culture?
  134. How does a leader’s behavior impact the ethical values of an organization?
  135. What is the role of group dynamics in ethical decision-making?
  136. How does time pressure affect ethical decision-making in the workplace?
  137. How does an organization’s risk tolerance impact ethical decision-making?
  138. What is the relationship between ethical values and organizational culture?
  139. How do ethical values impact leadership style?
  140. How does group dynamics impact ethical decision-making in the workplace?
  141. How does risk tolerance impact ethical decision-making?
  142. What is the relationship between leadership style and group dynamics?
  143. Fostering ethical decision making within an organization requires improving the firm’s ethical standards and
  144. In the absence of ethics programs, employees are likely to make decisions based on
  145. _____ are formal statements that describe what an organization expects of its employees in terms of ethical behavior.
  146. What is not a common mistake when designing and implementing an ethics program?
  147. The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations require federal judges to increase fines for organizations that continually
  148. A code of ethics that does not address specific high-risk activities within the scope of daily activities is
  149. Organizational _____ can contribute to diminished employee trust and increased employee turnover.
  150. Which of the following is a common mistake made in implementing an ethics program?
  151. A _____ generates an ethical program that creates order by requiring that employees identify with and commit to specific required conduct using legal terms and statutes.
  152. In the long run, a(n) ______ orientation may be better for companies, perhaps because it increases employees’ awareness of ethics issues at work.
  153. ____ identified four cultural dimensions that can have a profound impact on the business environment: individualism/collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity/femininity.
  154. _____ is a term used by Adam Smith to explain the inherent mechanisms at work in free market systems that keep commerce in equilibrium. It is also known as the “invisible hand.”
  155. _____ is based upon the assumption that people are predictable and will maximize the utility of their choices relative to their needs and wants.
  156. ____ assumes that humans may not act rationally because of genetics, learned behavior, and rules of thumb.
  157. Increasing the wealth gap between nations and misusing and misallocating scarce resources are ethical issue accusations related to
  158. Which of the following is a measure taken by governments to curtail MNC practices that create ethical issues?
  159. _____ occurs when the middle class shrinks, resulting in highly concentrated wealth amongst the rich and a large number of poor people with very few resources.
  160. _____ involves transactions across national boundaries. It is a practice that brings together people who have different cultures, values, laws, and ethical standards.
  161. What concept refers to economic theories advocating the creation of a society where wealth and power are distributed evenly, relative to the amount of work expended in production?
  162. These values were developed by a reverend and the UN Secretary General. They express support for universal human rights.