Need help with my Business question – I’m studying for my class.

FOllow the directions given…. read and write 2 page paper using only the paper and chapter 3 of the book.

1. Outline the analytical problem -solving steps followed by Kimmel and his advisors. Which steps were skipped or short-circuited?

2.Identify the conceptual blocks that are illustrated in this case.

3.If you were Admiral Kimmel’s advisor, knowing what you know about problem solving, what would you have suggested to help his problem-solving processes? What conceptual blockbusting techniques might have been useful to Kimmel?

4.What practical hints do you learn from this case that would be helpful to companies?