Scenario B: Meyer works for a new start-up technology firm, which has six highly opinionated but very committed employees. The owner of the firm, Zalman, strongly believes that he should make every decision since he is the boss. But Zalman often jumps to conclusions and does not even take time to diagnose the problem at hand because he does not like to ask any of the employees for suggestions. Moreover, Zalman's decisions are usually focused on short-term rather than long-term benefits and costs. At this point, most people in the firm agree that the decision making of the owner is going to destroy the young firm before it really gets started.The fact that Zalman's decisions are usually focused on short-term benefits and costs rather than the long term is an example of
A. vigilant decision making.
B. discounting the future.
C. the illusion of control.
D. goal displacement.
E. social loafing.
Answer: B
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