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Meyer Works for a New Start-Up Technology Firm, Which Has

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Meyer works for a new start-up technology firm, which has six highly opinionated but very committed employees. The owner of the firm, Zalman, strongly believes that he should make every decision since he is the boss. But Zalman often jumps to conclusions and does not even take time to diagnose the problem at hand because he does not like to ask any of the employees for suggestions. Moreover, Zalman's decisions are usually focused on short-term rather than long-term benefits and costs. At this point, most people in the firm agree that the decision making of the owner is going to destroy the young firm before it really gets started.Suppose Zalman tells Meyer that the reason he makes every decision himself is because he believes that he will be able to influence everything that happens in the business. This unrealistic view is called

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