Visionary Leadership: Decision-Making Process

Question 1

The Rational Model believes that all alternatives can be identified and assessed and a(n) __________ can be made.

Answer 1

optimal choice

Question 2

The Bounded Rationality Model believes that it is impossible to ever know all of the options or fully understand their outcomes. Instead, decisions are made by satisficing: selecting the ____________ that is above a minimum threshold.

Answer 2

first, best option

Question 3

heuristic approach to decision making

Answer 3

(“rule of thumb” like the golden rule) is used to simplify decision making and can be effective, but risks oversimplifying

Question 4

intuition

Answer 4

is a “feeling” about what is the right choice and is devoid of conscious choice

Question 5

incrementalizing

Answer 5

“muddling through,” means making small changes and is a common alternative when consensus about larger actions cannot be reached

Question 6

garbage can model

Answer 6

describes a situation in which various parties deposit their ideas and they are collected to form a set of solutions that are sometimes incongruent