Nikolai and His Team Have Been Asked to Make a Decision

question 39

Multiple Choice

Nikolai and his team have been asked to make a decision on implementing a new technology that might help to decrease the production time at their firm. They do not have any factual information about the performance of the new technology, and it is difficult to predict the outcome of their decision. They are forced to rely heavily on their intuition to make the decision. This represents a(n) _____ environment.

• A) anticipated
• B) secure
• C) certain
• D) precise
• E) uncertain

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Division

Part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy and restores the body to a state of calm.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle where transmission of electric or chemical signals occurs.

Ganglia

Structures containing nerve cell bodies, typically located outside of the central nervous system, which relay impulses between neurons.

Celiac Ganglion

A cluster of nerve cells located in the abdomen, part of the sympathetic nervous system, that helps control the digestive system.