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CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Economics and Management · Decision-making - Types and Process

The statement 'decision-making is a continuous and pervasive activity in management' means that:

It means managers at every level and in every functional area take decisions, and they do so on an ongoing basis as situations change. Decision-making is not limited to top management or to crises, which is why it is regarded as the core of the management process.

  1. AOnly top managers take decisions, and they take them continuously
  2. BA decision once taken can never be changed
  3. CManagers at all levels and in all functions take decisions on an ongoing basisCorrect
  4. DDecisions are taken only when a crisis arises

Explanation

Pervasive means present at every level and in every function such as production, finance and marketing. Continuous means managers keep deciding as conditions change. Restricting decisions to top managers or crises contradicts this nature.

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