Question 6 you are part of a group making a decision about whether it is appropriate to discontinue research on a new drug. this new drug would save lives, but it is uncertain whether you can develop it within a reasonable time frame and at a reasonable cost. your firm has already spent a small fortune on this drug. you have gathered so much information in preparation to making the decision that you are unable to sort the good information from the superfluous data. you just feel that this project has merit. what form of decision making are you using if you decide to continue the project on the basis that the project has merit? compulsive intuitive rational satisficing compelling

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.