1)

The basic presumption of the Decision Making model is that once a manager recognizes the need to make a decision, he/she should be capable of generating a series of credible alternatives necessary to make the right choice. The right choice, from a business perspective, is the one that _____________________________________.

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produces the greatest economic. benefit

employees find acceptable.

describes the needed information.

facilitates agreement among those involved.

2)

In the early part of the twenty-first century contemporary organizations have focused on the nature of interdependence of people and functions within their respective organizations. The resultant changes that have emerged involve:

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adding more levels of management.

the flattening of organizational structures.

more rigid bureaucracies.

greater emphasis on job specialization.

3)

Maslow believed that motivation was based on the drive to satisfy unmet needs that were configured in a hierarchy. His theory asserts that people focus their attention on satisfying their lowest order unmet needs first. Which of the following would be an unmet lower order need?

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The need for a challenging project at work.

The need to become a valued member of your work team.

The need for recognition and respect.

The need to reach ones full potential.

4)

Jose is frustrated by his failed attempts to motivate his employees. He is constantly looking for new ways to motivate the employees in his company and has approached you with the following question: Based on what you know about the Hawthorne studies, what should he should consider doing when attempting to improve employee motivation?

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Establish standardized rules and procedures enhance employee understanding of the specific requirements for performing their jobs.

Allocate pay increases for every employee.

Require employees to undergo specialized training.

Attempt to understand and address the feelings and needs his employees