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18. Tarn has to make a decision regarding whether to invest in a property. When making decisions she likes to gather as much data as possible in order to consider all the alternatives. What decision style is she using? a. Conceptual Analytical c. Directive d. Behavioral 19. Anchoring bias occurs when we allow statistics and estimates to act as anchors to our subsequent thoughts and judgements. Which reason for why managers make bad decisions is anchoring bias associated with? a. Justifying past decisions b. Being influenced by initial impressions c. Perpetunting the status quo d. Seeing what you want to see 20. Walt works for a large company. Recently, his organization began to contract out such functions as training, engineering, and computer service. This approach is consistent with a structure a. Functional b. Divisional c. Virtual d. Matrix 21. This innovative decision-making style refers to the tendency of people in groups to suppress contrary decisions Using hard evidence b. Avoid Groupthink c. Do a postmortem d. None of the above. 22.. Theresa works in an organization where coordination across organizational units is poor and the units perceived themselves to be in competition with one another for organizational resources. These characteristics are consistent with which of the following structures? a. Matrix Structure b. Divisional Structure c. Functional Structure d. Team-based Structure 23. All of the following are advantages of a divisional structure, EXCEPT: a. high concern for customers' needs. b. fast response, flexibility in an unstable environment c. emphasis on overall product and division goals. d. development of general management skills there is little duplication of services across divisions. 24. Circle True or False. There is no such thing as bad ideas when brainstorming