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1. 31. Kyra orders 500 units of Type-2 steel beams for the next month for her company. In doing so, she has made a(n) ________ decision.

operational

2. Which of the following pieces of information, if true, would confirm that a decision is operational?

-does not require collaboration, concerns day-to-day activities
- at the low end of the x-axis
- highly structured question

3. 34. Using a standardized procedure to allocate laptop computers to employees is an example of a(n) ________ decision.

A: structured (process) and/or managerial (type)

4. 35. An organization uses a formula to compute the reorder quantity of an item in inventory. This is an example of a(n) ________ decision process.

A: structured

5. 36. Isabel, an HR manager and two of her executives are discussing a candidate's application. They examine his qualifications and experience. Isabel also tries to gauge his cultural fit with their team before deciding to hire the person. This is an example of ________ decision-making.

unstructured

6. 37. Which of the following is an example of an unstructured decision?

A: 1. No agreed-on decision-making method
2. No proven optimal solution
3. Are often a collaborative process
Future direction of the economy or stock market, assessing how well-suited an employee is for a position (decisions that vary from person to person)

7. 38. Which of the following observations about the relationship between decision type and decision process is true?

operational- structured
strategic- unstructured
managerial- both
A: Decisions at the operational level tend to be structured, and decisions at the strategic level tend to be unstructured. Managerial decisions tend to be both structured and unstructured.

8. 39. Which of the following decisions is least likely to involve collaboration?

A: structured decisions involve little collaboration or operational

Another Answer:
Deciding how much of product A to order from vendor B does NOT require much collaboration.

· -Structured decisions usually do not need collaboration.
· -Feedback and iteration are crucial for unstructured decisions

9. 40. Free data communications and data storage will make collaboration systems cheaper and easier to use by 2021. Which of the following is the most likely consequence of this development?

A: Face to face meetings will be more rare; more people working at home, with online and asynchronous methods (ex. online training); no more business travel (expensive and time consuming)

10. 41. Competitive strategy determines the structure, features, and functions of every information system. What is the most likely reason behind this statement?

A: An organizations goals and objectives are determined by competitive strategy. Competitive strategy determines value chains, which determine business process.