Circuit City Went Bankrupt Because of a Series of Poor

question 15

Multiple Choice

Circuit City went bankrupt because of a series of poor managerial decisions and a down turn in the economy.In retrospect,it would seem that there was too much emphasis on the group reaching a consensus decision.As a result,many decisions were made to avoid conflict.What disadvantage of group decision making does this represent?

• A) Coalitions
• B) Irrationality
• C) Compromise
• D) Groupthink
• E) Dominance

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