Traditionally, decision-making by managers that is reasoned step-by-stephas been considered preferable to intuitive decision-making. However, a recent study found that topmanagers used intuition significantly more than did most middle- or lower-levelmanagers. This confirms the alternativeview that intuition is actually more effective than careful, methodicalreasoning.
The conclusion above is based on which of the following assumptions?
(A) Methodical, step-by-step reasoning is inappropriate for making manyreal-life management decisions. (B) Top managers have the ability to use either intuitive reasoning ormethodical, step-by-step reasoning in making decisions. (C) The decisions made by middle- and lower-level managers can be made aseasily by using methodical reasoning as by using intuitive reasoning. (D) Top managers use intuitive reasoning in making the majority of theirdecisions. (E) Top managers are moreeffective at decision-making than middle- or lower-level managers.