Decision Making BN160698 BUS540 Organizational Behavior Professor: Shirley Chuo Westcliff University 10/10/2016 Abstract This paper deals with the process og group decision making on the basis of the case 8.1 provided in course book. There are many advantages and disadvantages followed by many problems while making decision making. As this case deals with many problems during group decision making, the paper deals with the introduction of problems, their solution and individuality in group. Introduction According to Trewartha & Newport, “Decision making involves the selection of course of action from among two or more possible alternatives in order to arrive at solution for a given problem.” In simple words decision …show more content…
It happened most of the time that there take place a long-long meeting hours to go to a certain decision and at last the result come shockingly against our thought just as per individuals thought. It happened mostly while hiring someone too. How much well our interview had gone large percentage of selection is based on our familiarity with the organization, organizational member and the interviewer. This is wrong process of decision making as this case too highlight the consequence of wrong decision made. References Carolyn Brahm, Brian H. Kleiner, "Advantages and disadvantages of group decision‐ making approaches",Team Performance Management: An International Journal, Vol. 2 Iss: 1, pp.30 - 35 Li, C. B., & Yang, K. (2012). A decision making model for urban mass transit planning.Applied Mechanics and Materials, 178-181, 1898. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezp-01.lirn.net/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.178-181.1898 Maringe, F. (2012). Staff involvement in leadership decision making in the UK further education sector. Journal of Educational Administration, 50(4), 463-482. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezp-01.lirn.net/10.1108/09578231211238594 Rehman, R. R., & Waheed, A., PhD. (2012). Individual's leadership and decision making styles: A study of banking sector of pakistan. Journal of Behavioural Sciences, 22(3), 70-89. Retrieved from
The final result will not always fit everyone’s liking. There can be a lack of trust among the group members. Finally there can be situations in where only experts about the topic should be able to decide. Firstly, reaching a consensus is not always a good idea because it will not fit everyone’s liking.
For example, if Lowes head manager tells each of its workers that they are going to only serve people who ask for help because he is tired of seeing time wasted. This manager is only going by his side of things. While step 7 is implemented it is not successfully used. While being used in the Lowes manner, “Implementing the Decision” as team to allow each hardware section to decide whether to ask each customer they see if they “need help,” or wait for the customers to ask the employees. Allowing for each team member to change methods and accomplish step 8 by “Evaluating the Decision.”
The main factor that may have affected our group and its overall unsuccessful journey to the summit is groupthink, which is decision making unconsciously influenced by other group members (Loughead, 2015b). Having just met our group members for the very first time, it was surprising how our team interacted with everyone, communicating and sharing their opinions freely. There was no one sitting there is silence or what appeared to be just agreeing with every decision. However, I wonder if the knowledge of how important and dangerous this journey was unconsciously prevented members from expressing their true thoughts or options in order to maintain our group cohesiveness and minimalize conflict. As a group, we collectively made decisions through discussion and problem solving.
Psychologist Irving Janis explained some alarmingly bad decisions made by governments and businesses coined the term "groupthink”, which he called "fiascoes.” He was particularly drawn to situations where group pressure seemed to result in a fundamental failure to think. Therefore, Janis further analyzed that it is a quick and easy way to refer to a mode of thinking people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members ' striving for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action. According to Janis, groupthink is referred as the psychological drive for consensus at any cost that suppresses disagreement and prevents the appraisal of alternatives in cohesive decision-making groups.
The way in which a leader selects their style of leadership is predominantly motivated by their underlying priorities and motives concerning the position at hand. These priorities are linked to the goals that the leader themselves wishes to accomplish in their position, but are often influenced by a variety of factors that are derived from two main concerns, the overall well-being of the institution under the leader’s administration and the approval of the people within that institution. The relationship between public approval and the well-being of the institution is often dichotomous in nature, which results in the leader having to make decisions that gravitate towards one side of the spectrum. This conflict between what is good for the institution
Advantages and disadvantages of working within teams or groups with reference to relevant business communications theory This essay will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working within teams or groups with reference to relevant business communications theory. We live in an age where effective and efficient communication is critical to ensure a high performing team or group. In most organisations working within teams or groups is extremely common.
A decision is the thought process of choosing between two or more outcomes that may or may not have a great impact. When thoroughly pondered, living life is fundamentally based on making the best decisions. Whether or not they are great or small decision making is critical. Often times, it is the smallest decisions one can make that impact the even bigger decisions later to come. Starting from the time people wake up in the morning, the will be surrounded by the most basic decisions until they go to sleep that night.
A. OBJECTIVE AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND In this individual reflective report, I will discuss how the Consulting Project course gave me opportunities to experience, explore and evaluate the real-life business case, how it strengthen my practical business knowledge, problem solving and leadership skills, and how the learning process will support my personal development goals. To help structure my reflective report, I will apply the Kolb’s model of reflection which we learned from the LPDCM course. This model is also known as learning through experience, described through the Kolb’s Learning Cycle: Figure 1. Kolb’s Learning Cycle (Source: Kolb, 2005)
Without a formal procedure, the contributory factors to the process are difficult to conclude. Preferences and values of decision-makers vary and are inconsistent. The discussion may be hindered and the effectiveness of the model is limited (Guy,
In spite of the fact that’ leadership analysis’ is the art of breaking down a leader into basic psychological components for study and use by academics and practitioners, a sound leadership analyses
In this regard, leaders and managers can appear at any level of an organisation and are not exclusive of each other (Germano, 2010). Leadership theories identify leaders based upon traits as well as how their influence and power is used to achieve organizational goals and objectives (Germano, 2010). As such, trait based characteristics include leaders such as autocratic, democratic, bureaucratic and charismatic. On the other hand, leadership that is viewed from the perspective of the exchange of power and its utilisation to secure outcomes, are situational, transactional and transformational leaders (Germano, 2010). It is of paramount importance to consider the different types of theories of management and leadership and their potential impact on organizational strategy being that management and leadership plays a vital role in the success of businesses.
LEADERSHIP Ogbeidi (2012) found that leadership is referred as “ability to lead, direct and organize a group”. The study of leadership has developed scientifically through changing paradigms during its history where several models and theories have tried to explain the concept of leadership. Kuchler (2008) acknowledges that although subject of leadership is diverse and somewhat scattered but it tends to be one of the most widely discussed topics by the researchers all over the world. We found myriad definitions of leadership after studying detailed literature on it. The concept of leadership is described by different researchers with different perspectives.
This paper will examine the three leadership theories, identify how they apply to my practice, and explore how these theories interact with each other. The Trait Leadership Theory is based on the belief that a person is born with special traits contributing to natural leadership abilities. Studies of famous historical leaders have been used to identify various traits for this theory. Although the list of traits differs from study to study, there are five major traits that are consistent throughout most studies.
This paper is going to encompass different leadership theories and their relevance to my own personal personality and method of leadership. There will be information on the advantages and disadvantages of the leadership theories and information on each including examples. The purpose of this paper is to view various kinds of leadership theories and apply them to a real-life scenario. Leadership Theories There are quite a few different leadership theories available for people to take information from and use in business settings and even personal settings.
If the behavior theory can identify the key determinants of leadership, people can actually train to become a leader. This is the premise of the management development plan. There are many different types of behavioural leadership styles. Each style suggests that the leadership role is based on the leaders’ concern for the people being led and the level of achievement that needs to be