Question

Dan works 50 to 60 hours a week supervising a group of engineers. He realizes that he is spending too much time training new engineers and starts thinking about new options. He could delegate the training to the senior engineers, ask the human resources department to offer training seminars, or require better work experience from all future employees. Which step in the rational model of decision making is Dan performing here

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter "B": Identifying alternative solutions.

Step-by-step explanation:

The rational model of decision making assumes individuals have all available information necessary, academic background and skills to come up with the best decision given a problematic situation. There are six (6) steps those individuals tend to follow according to the approach:

• Identifying the problem
• Identifying the decision criteria
• Measure the selected criteria
• Create a list of alternatives
• Analyze the alternatives
• Choose the optimal decision

By creating a list of alternatives the individual makes sure to have a contingency plan in case the selected choice does not work. Individuals could choose the next best available solution to attempt to solve the problematic situation.