7. means that decision authority is located near the of the organization. a. Centralization, bottom b. Decentralization, top c. Centralization, top d. Centralization, middle 8. Finance managers at Big Bend Inc. made a financial blunder when they solely looked at the previous year's sales to estimate sales for the coming year of which of the following management biases is this an example? 1. Being influenced by emotions b. Perpetuating the status quo c. Seeing what you want to see d. Justifying past decisions e. Being influenced by initial impressions 9. Boeing's decision to build the 707 after World War II would be considered a Boeing is an aerospace company which engages in the manufacturing of commercial jetliners. a. Programmed decisions b. Aberrant decisions c. Unique d. Ambiguous decision 10. Which of the following is a difference between programmed decisions and nonprogrammed decisions? 1. Unlike nonprogrammed decisions, programmed decisions are made in response to recurring organizational problems. b. Unlike programmed decisions, nonprogrammed decisions concern the maintenance of a regular supply of raw materials c. Unlike programmed decisions, nonprogrammed decisions concern the types of skills required to fill certain jobs d. Unlike nonprogrammed decisions, programmed decisions are made in response to situations that are unique and largely unstructured 11. In a food manufacturing company, the decision to reorder raw materials when inventories drop to a certain level is an example of a(n)