SCENARIO 12-3 You Know That the Decision as to Which

question 19

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 12-3 You know that the decision as to which new product to produce must have widespread acceptance and be of the highest quality.Having reviewed the literature,you decide this decision needs to be made by a group of your best managers.
-Refer to Scenario 12-3.Your managers are located in Taiwan,India,Brazil,and the United States.Which group decision-making technique might be the easiest to arrange in terms of speed and task orientation?

• A)interacting
• B)brainstorming
• C)nominal group
• D)electronic meeting
• E)group rationalization

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