Group decision making

it is essential to possess excellent decision-making skills in any business (Mind Tool, n.d.). Managers need to strive to improve these skills in order for their company to be successful. This in turn can give the business a competitive advantage. As a manager, there are steps that can be taken to improve my decision-making skills. One of the ways includes being proactive by thinking about the possibilities of what could go wrong when making a certain decision. This is known as a…

In group-decision making we often look upon each other to come to a conclusion. Two major influences seem to play and important role: 1st the normative influenced, what is the need to be accepted and to belong. This leads to compliance. 2nd is the informational influence, what is the need to get it right and to gain information. Deutsch and Gerard (1955) describe this in their 'dual-process dependency model '. Tajfel and Turner (1979) add with their social identity theory that apart from the…

employees in the decision-making process. There are five possible advantages for group decision-making. The first being greater pool of knowledge. With a group of people there is a better chance of someone having the knowledge or experience in an area that someone else might not. The second being different perspective. Everybody has a different perspective on ideas, so it's good to look at a problem from different points of view. Third being intellectual stimulation. When a group of people is…

Interest groups are one of the strong group of individuals who play a significant role in politics to raise their concerns. They represent large number of individual and they often get success in influencing law makers to consider their concerns. Whereas Lobbyists are the experts in certain field and they tend to influence legislators in their decision making by providing some information that the legislators have no idea about relating to certain bills. They also have very strong ability to…

The various aspects of group decision making such as group forming, storming, norming, performing, group shift, group dynamics and social influence is used here. The four phases of group development - forming, storming, norming and performing take place almost simultaneously one after the other. The forming stage happens relatively quickly. The jurors contemplate…

of business is ever changing. Executives know that in order to keep up with these changes, they must place a high level of importance on understanding, explaining and addressing these challenges in order to improve the behaviors of individuals and groups within their companies. One of the most significant challenges facing managers is how to lead an organization during hostilities. Hostilities can arise from various situations, but most often during times of organizational change where there are…

leader. Taking into consideration my personality and leadership qualities, the Normative Decision-Making Theory of Participation would be the most useful to me. Overview The Normative Decision-Making Theory of Participation was originally created by Vroom and Yetton and later revised by Vroom and Jago. This model “involves the degree of participation that followers should be allowed in different decision making situations.” Essentially, it creates a flow chart which a leader can use to match…

Principal Decisions. The group decided to take three principle actions involving the use of military forces in the Persian Gulf. Our first decision was in response to Iran smuggling automatic rifles and hand held rocket launchers in Saudi Arabia to aid Saudi rebels. The Joint Chief of Staff recommended a higher military presence. As a result, the President ordered 120 special ops to move secretly and strategically into Dhahran to counter the influx of light arms. The next decision was in…

makes the decision without input from group members. With regard results, the issue would likely be resolved quickly given that no consultation is required, but without such input the leader’s decision may not necessarily be the most appropriate and there would be little or no “buy-in” from the group whose endorsement may help ensure the solution is properly implemented. I suggest this style is best preserved for those perhaps emergency occasions when lack of time precludes effective group…

Their Effects on Decision Making in the Workplace Irving Janice coined the term groupthink as a phenomenon in which the norm for consensus overrides the realistic appraisal of alternative courses of action (Robbins and Judge, 2015). Some precursors that may facilitate groupthink behavior are groups that have a high level of cohesion, a group that has been sequestered from expert judgement or individuals who may play “devil’s advocate”, or very stressful or important decision that needs to be…