Which of the criteria for evaluating decision alternatives refers to the extent to which the
alternative will fulfill the conditions of the decision situation?
a. Feasibility
b. Satisfactoriness
c. Consequences
d. Affordability
e. Rationality
Question 2We are trying to hire a new faculty member. The individual we hire must have a doctoral
degree, a good publication record, and excellent teaching evaluations by students. One
individual meets all the criteria except one. Which criterion for evaluating a decision
alternative does this candidate fail to meet?
a. Feasibility
b. Rationality
c. Satisfactoriness
d. Affordability
e. Relevance
Question 3Your assistant comes to you with the feasibility evaluation of a decision alternative. What
should she be describing to you?
a. How well the alternative will satisfy the conditions of the problem situation
b. How the alternative will affect the various parts of the organization
c. Whether the alternative is within the realm of probability and practicality for the
organization
d. The consequences of the alternative
e. The affordability of the consequences
Question 4Which of the following is the correct sequence in which to evaluate a decision alternative?
a. Satisfactoriness, feasibility, affordability
b. Affordability, satisfactoriness, feasibility
c. Affordability, feasibility, satisfactoriness
d. Feasibility, satisfactoriness, affordability
e. Feasibility, affordability, satisfactoriness
Question 5Why is it important to follow up and evaluate the effectiveness of a decision?
a. To ensure that the decision achieves the desired result
b. To determine the feasibility of another alternative if the original decision proves
ineffective
c. To enable objective quantification of the decision
d. To help eliminate satisficing
e. To help eliminate bounded rationality