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Application of Decision Making: a Contingency Approach

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Application of Decision Making: A Contingency Approach
It seems that all Dave accomplishes is making decisions. Every time he turns around, someone wants him to decide on one more thing. Just today the secretary came in and asked if she could reorder paper for the fax machine. Somehow that seemed like a decision he really did not need to deal with. If he could avoid those types of decisions, then when the foreman came in with the news of a major piece of equipment that needs repair, in which the repair bill will be almost as much as a new machine, Dave could focus more time and attention on the more complicated issues.
-Dave should be spending more time making _________decisions and less time making _________decisions.

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Last Three Decades

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Median Income

The income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount and half below, serving as a measure of central tendency.

Hispanic

Relating to, characteristic of, or derived from Spain or Spanish-speaking countries, especially those in Latin America.

Asian

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