Routine, Virtually Automatic Decision Making That Follows Established Rules or Guidelines

question 42

Multiple Choice

Routine, virtually automatic decision making that follows established rules or guidelines are known as:

• A)Creative decisions
• B)Groupthink decisions
• C)Nonprogrammed decisions
• D)Programmed decisions
• E)Heuristic decisions

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Definitions:

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Public Institution

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Enterprise Fund

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