The correct answer is A.
In Wright's "The Man Who Was Almost a Man," a seventeen year old, wants to buy a gun to get the respect he feels he deserves and to show that he is no longer a child.
However, when he has to ask money to buy the gun, he decides to ask his mother instead of his father because he knows his father will immediately say no.
This reflects that Dave and his father do not have a close relationship since Dave doesn't feel that his father would listen to him and consider his request.
Abrupt end because of knee problems?
A. Nonsense
In the last sentence, the author calls Kircher's ideas "such nonsense."
Answer:
Directive decision making.
Explanation:
There are 4 types of decision makers: Directive, analytical, behavioral, and conceptual.
Directive, managers who work with this kind of decisions usually do not look for further informationa and act intuitively. someone that suses directive style has low tolerance for ambiguity and tends to mad quickly when they do not get the expected results.
Analytical, managers of this style look for factual information based of different sources before coming to a conclusion. additionaly they adapte their decison to unique situations.
Behavioral, managers who follow this model take their subordinates ideas into account when seeking solutions to problems, so it means they get inputs from other sources.
Conceptual, leaders who apply this method are focused on long-term goals, have hight tolerance towards ambiguity and are intuitive in their decision making.