______ respond to new or nonroutine problems for which there are no proven solutions.

A) Executive decisions
B) Strategy decisions
C) Programmed decisions
D) Nonprogrammed decisions

Nonprogrammed decisions are made in response to situations that are unique, are poorly defined and largely unstructured, and have important consequences for the organization. They involve situations that have not occurred often enough to enable the decision rule to be developed, unlike programmed decisions which are routine and repetitive.