Question

1. A team that successfully completes the ______ stage of the creative process, usually finds they have developed new ideas and alternative solutions for tackling a problem.

a. incubation

b. verification

c. concentration

d. preparation

2. The concept of problem framing would suggest that focusing on potential losses increases the importance of risk.

True

False

3. Evidence-based management helps to reduce the mental blinders and bounded rationality that prevent leaders from seeing, seeking, using, or sharing relevant and accessible information during the decision-making process.

True

False

4. Tammy always fears making a mistake. Because of this, she often jumps at the first idea that comes along rather than generating innovative ideas herself. Tammy exhibits a perceptual block.

True

False

5. What component of knowledge management is being exhibited by an employee who uses the Internet to gather information?

a. explicit knowledge

b. enabling technologies

c. tacit knowledge

d. cyber knowledge

Answer 1

1. b. verification.

In this stage, the team will be aware of ways to accomplish their goals.

2. True

Tversky and Tahneman's studies have shown that framing a problem with emphasis on potential losses does indeed promote risk taking decisions, thereby increasing the importance of risk.

3. True

Evidence based management promotes decision-making based on trusted evidence and careful evaluations.

4. True

Tammy's fear of making mistakes or failure, is a perpetual block to generating new innovative ideas.

5. b. enabling technologies.

Here, the internet is being used as an enabling technology to provide access to the information needed or sought.