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During Ryan’s last leadership meeting, several comments were made, some of which were barriers to creativity. Which statement is NOT a barrier to creativity?

Colin is a district manager at a consumer electronics retailer, and he needs to hire a new store manager. To date, he has received 32 applications, but he only wants to interview the top four applicants. He has already defined his problem, and his objective is to hire and train a new manager who has previous retail management experience within one month. What would NOT be considered a “must” criterion?

Isabella is the manager at a nearby steak and seafood restaurant. She knows that the restaurant is particularly busy for dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings, so she needs to consider the number of employees required to provide high quality service to the customers. She recognizes that if she schedules too many employees working at one time, not all of them will be waiting on customers and the money paid to them will be lost. She also recognizes that if she schedules too few employees working at one time, the restaurant can lose customers who do not want to wait for service, resulting in lost revenue. What technique should Isabella use to manage the wait time and analyze alternative solutions?

Zachary is the president of his club sports team. Next year, select members of the team plan to participate in an international competition assuming they obtain the necessary funding. Zachary and the executive board have been meeting regularly with a representative in the Club Sports Office, who is responsible for determining the budget allotment for the team. The team has brainstormed different solutions and has also met with the team’s coach to determine a final solution. At this point in the process, Zachary and the executive board outline a fundraising schedule and complete the training for the new budget allotment procedures. Where is the team in terms of the decision-making process?

The city’s social committee cancelled the carnival last spring. They want to plan something fun for the community for late summer or early fall, so they meet for a brainstorming session. Of the following, which one is NOT a recommendation for brainstorming?

Kushagra’s student organization, consisting of a few first-year students and mostly, third- and fourth-year students, is trying to determine where to hold its next restaurant fundraiser (i.e., a percentage of the proceeds raised from the meal are donated back to the cause that hosted the meal). After generating and evaluating alternatives, the options are Restaurant A, Restaurant B, Restaurant C, and Restaurant D. This list of options includes a couple of places where three of the fourth-year students are employed on a part-time basis. What group decision-making technique could Kushagra’s team use to take a secret vote and decide on the restaurant fundraiser?

Considering the decision-making process, ______ should be established to determine whether the chosen alternative is solving the problem.

It is not necessary to follow all the steps of the decision-making model outlined in Chapter 4, with a programmed decision.

Considering the decision-making model, and specifically step 4, you should consider the following in evaluating your alternatives, EXCEPT:

If Nina is controlling the decision and the implementation is not going as planned, she should backtrack to prior steps to take corrective action.