What occurs in situations in which a few established processes to evaluate potential solutions, but not enough to lead to a definite recommended decision?
a. analytics
b. structured decisions
c. unstructured decisions
d. semistructured decisions

The correct answer is D. Semistructured decisions

Explanation:

Many decisions have elements of both types of decisions and are semi-structured, where only part of the problem has a clear answer provided by an accepted procedure.

Senior executives face many unstructured decision situations, such as setting the objectives five or 10 years after the firm, or deciding on the new markets in which they must participate. Middle level management faces more structured decision scenarios, but its decisions may include unstructured components. Operational managers and ordinary employees tend to make more structured decisions. For example, a supervisor on an assembly line has to decide if a worker with an hourly wage is entitled to overtime pay. A sales representative has to make frequent decisions about extending credit to customers, for which he consults the customer database of the firm that contains the credit information.