Question

Anne Warner, a climate campaigner at an environmental organization, is in charge of implementing a campaign activity where she needs to increase the use of renewable energy in the villages of Vietnam. For her project, she uses the rational decision-making model to implement activities. She has just completed identifying an appropriate criteria for decision making and has allocated weights to the criteria. Which of the following is Warner most likely to undertake next according to the model?
A) develop options of wind, solar, and hydro energy
B) analyze the problems of the project
C) determine goals of the project
D) select hydro energy as the best option
E) weigh advantages between solar and wind energy

Answer 1

According to the model he can undertake, develop options of wind, solar, and hydro energy

Explanation:

When the decision maker has many alternatives with each alternative having perfect information and resources for evaluating involves the type of rational decision making process. In example given here Warner has to find ways for the use of renewable energy in his project. He has the choices like wind, hydro and solar energy.

The essential resources for obtaining these energies includes wind, water and sun receptively. Since, the resources for obtaining these energies are readily available he can go for next step of developing the options of wind, solar, and hydro energy for his project.