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 exercise is to challenge your ability to categorize the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making. Hover over each term and read the description. Then, click and drag each term into the appropriate area in the chart to categorize it as either an advantage or a disadvantage of group decision making. Greater Participating in making a decision helps in understanding the rationale for it Rationale Advantages Disadvantages Pool Quicker Pool Different Loudest Unanimity Greater Loudest Quicker Different Precedence Promote Greater Group members will strive for unanimity Rationale Advantages Disadvantages Pool Quicker Pool Different Loudest Unanimity Greater Loudest Quicker Different Precedence Promote Greater Sometimes other issues will arise and take precedence. Rationale Advantages Disadvantages Pool Quicker Different Loudest Unanimity Greater Loudest Quicker Different Precedentin Promote Greater Participating in making a decision helps promote commitment to Rationale Advantages Disadvantages Pool Quicker Pool Different Loudest Unanimity Greater Loudest Quicker Different Precedence Promote