You Decide That Your Company's Choice of Which New Product

question 53

Multiple Choice

You decide that your company's choice of which new product to manufacture needs to have widespread acceptance and that this decision needs to be of the highest quality possible. Having read the literature on decision making, you believe that this choice needs to be made by a group of your best managers.
-You have decided to use the nominal group technique. Which is true about this method?

• A) This method is good for building group cohesiveness.
• B) This method is good for processing ideas rapidly.
• C) This method is good for encouraging independent thinking.
• D) This method is an inexpensive means for generating a large number of ideas.
• E) This method requires a great deal of face-to-face interaction.

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