Group decision making

Social conformity is the phenomenon when an individual follows decisions made by the majority. This type of social influence may also be referred to as peer pressure in more juvenile situations. The article and the clips cover many interesting aspects of social conformity, and just how vital it may be to understand it. I was quite baffled by the “What Were You Thinking?” clips presented by NBC Dateline. Some of the examples were certainly theatrical in my opinion. At the begining of a clip,…

III. Decision-making Style During our classes, the professor did an excellent job supplementing the class with some material that was not necessary in our reading material, and one of these material was helping the class to understand our own culture and sub-culture. In the case of this student, understanding that my culture consisted of being a Christian, Brazilian, and a male help me to understand my decision-making style. And when a group of people meet to work together, their personal…

go through to help yourself or company to work through the ethical issue or problem that have arisen. Depending on the situation, some tough decisions may have to be made that could jeopardize work or personal relationships. Sometimes, there is not a clear, specific answer that is right. Badaracco clarifies about Aristotle's reasoning that, “A good decision is made by a person with good character after reflection in a good organization.” Ethics in a work environment can be hard to handle when…

DESCRIPTION OF THE ETHICAL DILEMMA AND THE CONTEXT Introduction Ethical decision making is at the core of social work practice. It is not a set of followed rules, but a way in which we determine the most ideal outcomes for ethical dilemmas or problems (Borst,2010). An Ethical dilemma occurs when a situation arises that causes conflict within our values, duties and principles. It requires an informed decision on a preferred course of action, often with equally unwelcome results (Banks,2012,…

on a date, decisions affect us every day. Decisions might be perceived as easy to make but there is reason behind why we make the decisions we do. The book Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely explores how we make decisions. Dan Ariely is a Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. In addition, he founded the Center for Advanced Hindsight, and is the author of multiple books (Ariely). Ariely uses the concept of behavioral economics to help prove how decisions are made.…

On April 18th, 1961, CIA paramilitary groups landed on a beach in the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. Initially, they overwhelmed the local militia, however, within a few days, they surrendered and were put into Cuban prisons. On April 21st, President John F. Kennedy acknowledged the failure of the mission and laid the blame on himself. However, I argue that by evaluating the Bay of Pigs Invasion through the lens of the cognitive approach, we will be better able to understand the failure of the mission and…

Ideological Competence in Group Dynamics Small Group Communication In a small group, A strong ideological competence can help group members realize the existing framing. The communication reflects group members’ thoughts, which are consistent with member’s ideology. The difference in ideology would lead to a diversity in group’s communication. A cooperative argumentation can promote the common understanding of the group members (Engleberg). However, an adversarial framing can cause bias in the…

Therefore, decisions are often faster, which makes the company as a whole more flexible. My recent purchase online experience at Zappos.com gave me a great sense of empowerment. I ordered a pair pf shoe at this website, but the receive the wrong item, so that I called…

DECISIONS, DECISIONS: Management and Decision Making Models As a manager you are required to possess exceptional decision making skills. Everything an organization or company does is rendered as results of a decision made by the managers of the organization. Although some have a limited impact on the organization directly they may still impact many lives. One of the most volatile management positions that required a great deal of analyzing and decision making is management accounting, which…

with many decisions to make every single day whether we are aware of them or not. Some may be minor decisions that whichever path you choose to take will not affect your future while other decisions in your life may be major ones that will affect your future depending on the route you choose to take with the decision. Every decisions you make whether you realize it or not goes through a decision making process. Some decisions take a very short amount of thought into the decision making process…