CSEET · Business Laws and Management · Introduction to Management
Which step in the rational decision-making process comes immediately after defining the problem?
Developing alternative courses of action comes right after defining the problem. Once the problem is clear, managers list possible solutions, then evaluate them, select the best one, implement it and finally follow up on the results.
- ASelecting the best alternative
- BImplementing the decision
- CDeveloping alternative courses of actionCorrect
- DFollowing up the decision
Explanation
After the problem is identified and defined, managers develop possible alternative solutions. Only then are alternatives evaluated, the best selected, implemented and followed up. Option A comes later, after evaluation.
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