Your Organization Is Considering the Use of Team Decision Making

question 75

Multiple Choice

Your organization is considering the use of team decision making. You have read 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) less complete knowledge
• B) more time will be used to make the decision
• C) employees will be less accepting of the group decision
• D) the decision will probably be a lower quality decision
• E) decreased risky shift

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