Which of the Following Describes the Joint Decision Procedure

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the joint decision procedure?

• A) The manager makes a decision alone without asking for the opinions or suggestions of other people, and these people have no direct influence on the decision; there is no participation.
• B) The manager asks other people for their opinions and ideas and then makes the decision alone after seriously considering their suggestions and concerns.
• C) The manager gives an individual or group the authority and responsibility for making a decision; the manager usually specifies limits within which the final choice must fall, and prior approval may or may not be required before the decision can be implemented.
• D) The manager meets with others to discuss the decision problem and make a decision together; the manager has no more influence over the final decision than any other participant.

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Definitions:

Closed Shop

A labor arrangement whereby all employees must be members of a specific union before being hired, typically agreed upon through union and employer negotiations.

Taft-Hartley Act

A United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.

Outlawed

Describes something that has been prohibited or made illegal by law or regulatory authority.

Norris-LaGuardia Act

A 1932 United States federal law that limited the power of federal courts to issue injunctions in nonviolent labor disputes, thereby protecting the right of workers to organize and strike.