During the Last Several Months, Workers' Overtime Hours Have Increased

question 81

Multiple Choice

During the last several months, workers' overtime hours have increased by more than 15%. Based on decisions made by plant managers in the past, the current plant manager has decided to hire additional staff. This is an example of

• A)reasoned judgment.
• B)programmed decision making.
• C)nonprogrammed decision making.
• D)intuition.
• E)the classical model.

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