Question

Jill's coworkers describe her decision-making approach as satisficing, meaning that she:_____________
A. conducts a retrospective analysis to see what can be learned from past successes or failures.
B. seeks and uses information consistent with prior beliefs and ignores information that contradicts those beliefs.
C. takes advantage of opportunities to abandon existing mind-sets and defines creative solutions to problems.
D. views problems from a fresh perspective and defines numerous alternative solutions to problems.
E. searches for and chooses acceptable solutions rather than trying to make the optimal decision.

Answer 1

Answer: E. Searches for and chooses acceptable solutions rather than trying to make the optimal decision.

Explanation:

Management workers who are at the top of decisions in most firms and want to just satisfactory results won't really put in much effort in going the extra mile with optimal decision's. Jill is satisfactory with a normal result hence would see no need in seeking complex of much more taksing solutions.