Planning & Decision Making

BARRIERS
CERTAINTY
CONTINGENCYPLANS
DATAPROCESSING
DECISIONMAKING
FORMALPLAN
FUNCTINALPLAN
INTUITIVEAPPROACH
LEVELOFASPIRATION
LONG-RANGEOBJECTIVE
LONG-RANGEPLANS
MAXIMAXAPPROACH
MAXIMINAPPROACH
MGMTBYOBJECTIVES
MISMANAGER
OPERATIONS
OPTIMIZING
OPTIMIZINGAPPROACH
POLICIES
PROCEDURE
RISK-AVERTING
RULES
SATISFICING
SITUATIONOFRISK
STRATEGICPLANNING
TACTICALPLANNING
TRANSACTION-PROCESS
UNCERTAINTY

Experienced managers are often most proud of the decisions they have made in their planning process on the basis of a hunch or gut instinct, without recognizing the important part played by experience in the development of that instinct that they trust so well. For new managers, decision-making skills often represent the most valuable asset they bring to the role.

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F G N I N N A L P C I G E T A R T S O E
M G M T B Y O B J E C T I V E S E H V S
S N A L P Y C N E G N I T N O C I I N G
I I E S M I S M A N A G E R O N T A N D
T K R N D D C M W L S N I R T C L I R A
U A U O P O M U T E A S P U E P N F I T
A M D I U X E N I L K - I J E N Y M Z A
T N E T K Y Q C P - N T B G A U B W G P
I O C A V M I L A O I O N L T S E L U R
O I O R V L A V I V E A P Q M E Y I Y O
N S R E O M E T E G R L Z S U F R L G C
O I P P R R C A N - A S R E I R R A B E
F C H O T A P A G C E R T A I N T Y Y S
R E F I S P R N I G N I C I F S I T A S
I D N N R - O T U N C E R T A I N T Y I
S G A O G L C F U N C T I N A L P L A N
K R A N M A X I M I N A P P R O A C H G
T C O P T I M I Z I N G A P P R O A C H
H L E V E L O F A S P I R A T I O N J L
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Answer Key for Planning & Decision Making

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3M G M T B Y O B J E C T I V E S E # V S
4S N A L P Y C N E G N I T N O C I I N G
5I I E S M I S M A N A G E R O N T A N D
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7U A U O # # # # # E A S P U E P N # # T
8A M D I # # # # I L K - I J E N # # # A
9T N E T # # # C P - N T B G A # # # # P
10I O C A # # I L A O I O N L # S E L U R
11O I O R # L A V I V E A P # # # # # # O
12N S R E O M E T E G R L # # # # # # # C
13O I P P R R C A N - A S R E I R R A B E
14F C # O T A P A G C E R T A I N T Y # S
15R E F I S P R N I G N I C I F S I T A S
16I D N N R - O T U N C E R T A I N T Y I
17S G A O G L C F U N C T I N A L P L A N
18K R A N M A X I M I N A P P R O A C H G
19T C O P T I M I Z I N G A P P R O A C H
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Word X Y Direction
BARRIERS  1913w
CERTAINTY  1014e
CONTINGENCYPLANS  164w
DATAPROCESSING  206s
DECISIONMAKING  216n
FORMALPLAN  315ne
FUNCTINALPLAN  817e
INTUITIVEAPPROACH  174sw
LEVELOFASPIRATION  220e
LONG-RANGEOBJECTIVE  1111ne
LONG-RANGEPLANS  617ne
MAXIMAXAPPROACH  31e
MAXIMINAPPROACH  518e
MGMTBYOBJECTIVES  13e
MISMANAGER  55e
OPERATIONS  414n
OPTIMIZING  319e
OPTIMIZINGAPPROACH  319e
POLICIES  413ne
PROCEDURE  313n
RISK-AVERTING  145sw
RULES  2010w
SATISFICING  2015w
SITUATIONOFRISK  14s
STRATEGICPLANNING  182w
TACTICALPLANNING  519ne
TRANSACTION-PROCESS  119ne
UNCERTAINTY  916e