Your Organisation Is Considering the Use of Team Decision Making

question 79

Multiple Choice

Your organisation is considering the use of team decision making.You have read extensively the literature on decision making and are trying to inform your manager about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making. You should expect a weakness of group decision making to be:

• A)more time will be used to make the decision.
• B)less complete knowledge.
• C)the decision will probably be a lower quality decision.
• D)employees will be less accepting of the group decision.

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Definitions:

Random Assignment

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a non-probabilistic sampling technique where subjects are selected because of their convenient accessibility and proximity to the researcher.

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The aspects of an environment that individuals living together share, which can influence their development.

Personality Development

The process through which a person's distinct patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion evolve over time.