85. Which of the following ethical principles is notimplicitly drawn upon by the political model of decision making?
| a. | hedonistic principle |
| b. | distributive justice principle |
| c. | might-equals-right principle |
| d. | all of these are implicitly drawn upon by the political model |
ANS: B
86. The political model in French organizations includes all of the following assumptions and expectations except:
| a. | power should not be shared except with a small group of senior managers |
| b. | individuals with top-management competencies can be put in jobs where they have no experience and should be able to learn how to do the jobs |
| c. | it is harmful to reveal information unnecessarily because then the decision-making process cannot be controlled. |
| d. | relationships between superiors and subordinates are equal |
ANS: D
87. Liam is the head of the Buildings and Grounds Department at Waterford-Beckman Company, a small manufacturing firm. Recently, the firm that was handling refuse disposal for Waterford-Beckman declared bankruptcy, and Liam was asked to recommend another hauler who would provide good service at a reasonable price. Three months earlier, Liams brother-in-law had started a refuse disposal business. Unfortunately, he was having difficulty soliciting contracts since most area companies already had arrangements with other haulers. Liam instructed his brother-in-law to submit a bid at 10% below what the now bankrupt firm had been charging. He did not seek any other bids. On the basis of that single bid, Liam recommended his brother-in-laws company as the new hauler for Waterford-Beckman. The decision making model that was used in this example would best be characterized as the ____ model.
| a. | rational |
| b. | political |
| c. | bounded rationality |
| d. | evidence-based |
