When Managers Base Decisions on What Has Worked in the Past

question 73

Multiple Choice

When managers base decisions on what has worked in the past and fail to explore new options, they are:

• A) perpetuating the status quo.
• B) being influenced by emotions.
• C) being overconfident.
• D) justifying past actions.
• E) seeing what they want to see.

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