You are implementing the decision-making process, and you decide that at this time it is too early to do which of the following?
a. Identify the need for a decision
b. Identify alternatives/actions with benefits/consequences
c. Decide on the action
d. Intervene and evaluate the decision
D
The five steps of decision making can be applied to almost all situations. They consist of identifying
the need for a decision, determining the goal or outcome, identifying the alternatives/actions with their
associated benefits/consequences, deciding on the action to take, and implementing (not intervening)
and evaluating the decision.
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