The formation of groups can be quite effective in organizations. There are many situations that warrant the use of groups to achieve a desired outcome. Conversely‚ there are also various situations where individual decision-making would be more effective. This essay sets out to show you various examples of when and where group decision-making should be applied‚ and also show examples of when the need arises for an individual to make a decision on behalf of a group. To better understand when it
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Tracey Lindsey Week 1-Case Analysis Managerial Decision Making January 8‚ 2012 1. Define the decision problem. The decision problem is not having a location for the user’s conference due to Hurricane Katrina. 2. As part of defining the decision problem‚ the following questions should be addressed: o What is the general nature of the problem? The general nature of the problem is not having a location due to Katrina and having to make last minute adjustments on whether to continue
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Assignment 1 Do a literature review clearly explaining the functionalities of groupware and group decision support systems‚ specifically indicating the overlaps but also the differences in the structure and functionalities of these two kinds of systems.The answer must be in the form of an article Introduction (Abstract) This article will conduct a literature review of GroupWare and Group Decision Support Systems clearly explaining their functionalities‚ specifically indicating the overlaps
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"What is your experience with decision-making models?" How do we‚ as leaders‚ make our decisions? After decades of pondering‚ no singular method on the subject exists. So how then does one know which method to choose or if the right choice has been made and why should we use one at all? To answer these questions‚ I must refer to my personal experience on the subject. I have used a variety of decision-making tools‚ including PMI‚ SWOT‚ CBA‚ Decision-Trees‚ and MDPISA. What are these tools?
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part of a group‚ working for a company or a club then you will have to make several decisions. Making decisions in a group has its advantages and disadvantages: Advantage 1: There are many more people to contribute to the discussion‚ meaning more ideas. This means if there is a problem things can be solved more quickly‚ and solutions are generally of a better quality. For example if there was an architecture firm‚ and they needed some ideas to make a bridge‚ then if there was just one architect
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Decision-Making Process Paper Jamie Thomas MGT/230 December 10‚ 2012 Decision-Making Process Paper A decision is a choice between two or more alternatives; if there is only one alternative there is no need to make a decision. The decision-making process has six stages. The stages of decision-making process consist of the following: 1. Identifying and diagnosing the problem 2. Generating alternative solutions 3. Evaluating alternative solutions 4. Making the choice 5
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Decision making‚ something that so simple yet troublesome if we were too careless on doing it. We face decision making almost every day and some of the decision will lead to something that would affect our surroundings. Our strengths and weaknesses can affect how well we can do the decision making. Opportunities and threats also hold great effects on making decision. In this essay‚ I will share some of the factors that affect my ability on making decision as well as the fallacies that made me change
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Discussion is supported with the key characteristics of the effective leadership‚ personal experience and possible improvements. Effective Leadership When we ask ourselves a question‚ what is an effective leadership‚ we normally observe such aspects as influence‚ strategy‚ visions‚ powerful ideas‚ inspiration‚ emotional intelligence and many others. Choosing a leadership style could be one of the most crucial decisions for the business. To begin with‚ a leader is a person‚ who influences other people
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differences between GDSS and Groupware?Definition questions like this one are common in my email and on the DSSResources.COM Bulletin Board. Emma Gilmartin posted the above question on May 01‚ 2002 and my response was posted a few days later. I answered a related question in the Ask Dan! column of March 24‚ 2001 titled "What is a Group Decision Support System?" In this Ask Dan!‚ I’ll try to expand on my previous column.In general‚ group decision support systems (GDSS) are interactive‚ computer-based systems
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alternative. EMV (Small shop) = (.2)($75‚000) + (.5)($25‚000) + (.3)( $40‚000) = $15‚500 EMV (Medium-sized shop) = (.2)($100‚000) + (.5)($35‚000) + (.3)( $60‚000) = $19‚500 EMV (No shop) = (.2)($0) + (.5)($0) + (.3)($0) = $0 As you can see‚ the best decision is to build the medium-sized shop. The EMV for this alternative is $19‚500. Tom Tucker’s Liver Transplant Tom Tucker‚ a robust 50-year-old executive living in the northern suburbs of St. Paul‚ has been diagnosed by a University of Minnesota
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