Managers must decide when to make decisions themselves and when they should involve a group. This activity is important because, as a manager, this decision will require you to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of using group decision making.

The goal of this activity is to challenge your ability to categorize the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making.

Read each statement and determine if it is an advantage or a disadvantage of group decision making.

$1.$ There is a greater pool of knowledge to draw from.

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$2.$ Decisions may be made quicker using satisficing.

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$3.$ A small group of people may talk the longest and the loudest.

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$4.$ People bring different perspectives.

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$5.$ A group may bring greater intellectual stimulation.

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$6.$ Group members will strive for unanimity.

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$7.$ Participating in making a decision helps in understanding the rationale for it$.$

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$8.$ Sometimes other issues will arise and take precedence.

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$9.$ Participating in making a decision helps promote commitment to it$.$

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