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Harry Smart is a very bright and ambitious executive from Boston. He received
MBA graduation from Harvard and is now in his 7 th year with Brand
Corporation. Harry is married to Barbra who earned a law degree from Harvard
and has a position in a Boston law firm.
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Ans:-No ,Members suggested that Kanas city was the best location for their
new plant. But Harry did not make a rational decision and did not choose the
best alternative. He chose New York. Taking into account his wife’s view he
made a social and irrational decision. He did not make a decision which was
beneficial from company’s point of view.
Harry made a decision which was satisfying but not maximizing, which exhibits
bounded rationality .The socially based obstacle prevented harry from making
a rational decision. He did not make a decision which was organizationally
rational but the decision made was personally rational.
There was no participative decision making process either. Harry took his own
decision and dint take committee people’s view into account which would
ultimately dissatisfy the members of the committee. All the efforts and
dedication put forward by the member went in vain.
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Ans:-No ,Members suggested that Kanas city was the best location for their
new plant. But Harry did not make a rational decision and did not choose the
best alternative. He chose New York. Taking into account his wife’s view he
made a social and irrational decision. He did not make a decision which was
beneficial from company’s point of view.
Harry made a decision which was satisfying but not maximizing, which exhibits
bounded rationality .The socially based obstacle prevented harry from making
a rational decision. He did not make a decision which was organizationally
rational but the decision made was personally rational.
There was no participative decision making process either. Harry took his own
decision and dint take committee people’s view into account which would
ultimately dissatisfy the members of the committee. All the efforts and
dedication put forward by the member went in vain.
3. What decision technique that were discussed in the chapter could be used
by the committee to select the new plants site?
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