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Q 3. Case Study
A student went into a stationery store to buy some oil painting materials. Since he was about to paint for the first time, he knew nothing about what or what not to buy. So he asked someone who worked at the store to advise him on the type of paper he needed for oil painting. Since this person did not know, he asked another shopper who was also looking for similar products. Since this woman had been painting for many years, she knew exactly what to buy and advised him. he student’s urge to paint had become so strong that he did not want to take any more time in making a careful and studied purchase. Therefore he decided to follow the stranger’s advice based on her own past experience. So far he is quite happy with this purchase.
Question
1. Identify the type of problem recognition, the type of decision and the type of decision model used in the above case. Justify your answer.(10 marks)
A student went into a stationery store to buy some oil painting materials. Since he was about to paint for the first time, he knew nothing about what or what not to buy. So he asked someone who worked at the store to advise him on the type of paper he needed for oil painting. Since this person did not know, he asked another shopper who was also looking for similar products. Since this woman had been painting for many years, she knew exactly what to buy and advised him. he student’s urge to paint had become so strong that he did not want to take any more time in making a careful and studied purchase. Therefore he decided to follow the stranger’s advice based on her own past experience. So far he is quite happy with this purchase.
Question
1. Identify the type of problem recognition, the type of decision and the type of decision model used in the above case. Justify your answer.(10 marks)
