Jill is a manager at Dow Corning who has lost five of her employees during the last year. Now she has to make a decision about how to retain the employees on her team. Having recently taken a class on decision making, Jill decides to follow the six-step process for deciding what to do.
1. What problem is Jill most likely to face during the development of alternatives step in the decision-making process?
A) Jumping to solutions before understanding the problemB) Neglecting to gather information on whether or not the plan was successfulC) Satisficing, or choosing the first solution that works, not the best solutionD) Not having the time to take all of the steps outlined in her plan

C. Choosing the first solution that works, not the best solution.

Explanation:

Decision making is an important aspect of business that begins with defining and understanding a problem at hand. After this is done, alternatives are generated from which the best solution is chosen.

A common mistake made at this stage, is choosing the first solution that comes to mind which may not really be the best solution. Jill might encounter this challenge when developing alternatives on the best ways to retain her employees.

To be effective at this stage, she needs to carefully weigh the risks of each alternative and be sure that she has the needed resources to maintain that alternative.

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