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The decision making procedure in which members of a group agree with the decision after members thoroughly discuss the issues, it is known as: |
| | A) | brainstorming. |
| | B) | standard agenda. |
| | C) | voting. |
| | D) | storming. |
| | E) | consensus. |
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Which of the following is not a part of the standard agenda? |
| | A) | Analyzing the problem. |
| | B) | Implementing the solution. |
| | C) | Generating solutions. |
| | D) | Identifying the minimal criteria for the solution. |
| | E) | Identifying the group member most able to explain and solve the problem. |
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Ranking is: |
| | A) | the process of assigning a numerical value to each decision alternative so that group members' preferences are revealed. |
| | B) | an idea generation technique designed to improve productivity and creativity. |
| | C) | an idea generation process in which individual group members generate ideas on their own before interacting as a group to discuss the ideas. |
| | D) | discussion-centered decision-making procedure. |
| | E) | the process of casting written or verbal documents in support of or against a specific proposal. |
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Which is not true regarding characteristics of group decision making? |
| | A) | Decisions are made within a system of external and internal constraints. |
| | B) | Group decision making is linear. |
| | C) | Group decision making is evolutionary. |
| | D) | Groups are better at making decisions than individuals. |
| | E) | Decision making and problem solving are two separate processes. |
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When group members generate ideas on their own before interacting as a group to discuss the ideas, this is called: |
| | A) | the Nominal Group Technique. |
| | B) | consensus. |
| | C) | ranking. |
| | D) | functional Theory. |
| | E) | voting. |
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Which is not true about brainstorming? |
| | A) | The group should record all ideas for future consideration. |
| | B) | Group members state as many alternatives as possible to a given problem. |
| | C) | As the number of ideas increases, generally, so does the quality of the idea. |
| | D) | Ideas must be creative and original. |
| | E) | Brainstorming is a process to create ideas, not for making decisions. |
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Which is a function that a group must accomplish in decision-making, according to Functional Theory? |
| | A) | Assess the negative aspects of each proposed solution. |
| | B) | Examine the criteria of an acceptable solution before discussing specific solutions. |
| | C) | Propose a set of realistic alternative solutions. |
| | D) | Thoroughly discuss the problem. |
| | E) | All of the above. |
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Voting: |
| | A) | includes 4 procedural issues, which are: discussion prior to the vote, approval of options by the organization the group is part of, deciding how the vote will take place, decision of how many votes equal a win. |
| | B) | is the process of assigning a numerical value to each decision alternative so that group members' preferences are revealed. |
| | C) | is efficient because every option can be considered |
| | D) | is viewed by the group to be final. |
| | E) | is also known as reflexive thinking. |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education