Matching ​Dhruv Isn't Sure to What Degree He Should Involve His

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​Dhruv isn't sure to what degree he should involve his employees in an important decision, so he consults Vroom's decision tree for help.Match the following scenarios with the decision style each most clearly illustrates.
-​consult (individually)

• A)​Dhruv invites his employees out to lunch to talk about the problem.He asks questions, moderates the discussion, and guides the group in making a decision.
• B)​Dhruv invites his employees out to lunch to talk about the problem.Afterward, he considers their inputs and makes a decision, which he announces via email.
• C)​Dhruv figures out the solution on his own, then emails his employees explaining how awesome it is.
• D)Dhruv has a weekly 1-on-1 meeting with each of his employees.In the week after the problem first appears, Dhruv makes it a point to discuss the problem in all of the 1-on-1 meetings.The discussions help him figure out the best course of action, which he announces via email.
• E)​Just thinking about the problem gives Dhruv a headache.He explains the problem to his team and gives them carte blanche to sort it out and make a decision.

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Definitions:

Patents

Legal documents granting an inventor exclusive rights to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.

Cournot Model

Oligopoly model in which firms produce a homogeneous good, each firm treats the output of its competitors as fixed, and all firms decide simultaneously how much to produce.

Output

Represents the quantity of goods or services produced within a given period by a firm, industry, or economy.

Competitor

An entity operating in the same industry or market as another, offering similar products or services.