Source: Adapted from Daft, R$.$ L$.,$ & Marcic, D$.(2015).$ Understanding Management $(9$th ed$.,$ p$.235).$ Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.

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During the diagnosis step of the decision$-$making process, managers might to uncover the root cause of a problem.

Bob is a student at Fresno State University who recently got his first F$.$ Now he has to make a decision about how to get his grades back up$.$ Having recently taken a class on decision making, Bob decides to follow the six$-$step process for deciding what to do$.$ What problem is Bob most likely to face during the recognition of decision requirement step in the decision$-$making process?

Considering only $$tried and true$$ solutions without creating new possibilities

Not being aware enough of things going on around him to see where problems and opportunities exist

Not having the time to take all of the steps outlined in his plan

Satisficing, or choosing the first solution that works, not the best solution