Managers were trained in the Kepner and Tregoe and the Fact Net diagnostic methods. Afterwards, subjects chose one method to diagnose a major problem which had occurred several years earlier in their organization. Diagnostic accuracy and time were the effectiveness measures. Both methods were equally effective. Problem solvers can choose either method to diagnose disturbance problems successfully.
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