The Manager of a Restaurant Noticed That the Number of Customers

question 16

Multiple Choice

The manager of a restaurant noticed that the number of customers in the evening was decreasing. She promptly ordered the chef to revise the evening menu. Later, customer feedback indicated that the problem was not the menu but poor service from the waitstaff. The manager's decision to have the menu revised suggests that she failed to

• A) identify and diagnose the problem.
• B) evaluate alternatives.
• C) generate alternative solutions.
• D) evaluate the decision.
• E) make a choice.

Examine the relationship between persuasion and behavior or attitude change.

Distinguish between manipulation and ethical persuasion techniques.

Understand the principles of probability and its application in real-world scenarios.

Apply the normal distribution and its properties to calculate probabilities.

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