Group Problem Solving & Decision Making. Group Decision Making Two effectiveness dimensions: – –Attaining organizational and/or group goals – –Satisfying.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Team work & Team building team work and team building. u To understand the basic concepts and ideas of team work and team building. u To appreciate the.
Advertisements

Chapter Ten Making Decisions. Chapter Ten Making Decisions.
Lecture Eleven Chapter Thirteen Group Dynamics and Meetings.
Leadership & Management Discussion for Lesson 19: Groups and Teams.
Group Communication Group: Three or more individuals who interact over time, depend on each other, and follow shared rules of conduct in order to reach.
Group Problem Solving & Decision Making. Group Decision Making Two effectiveness dimensions: – –Attaining organizational and/or group goals – –Satisfying.
Chapter 6 Groups and Teams. Copyright © 2006 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2 Purpose and Overview Purpose –To understand effective.
Organizational Behaviour Individual and Social Behaviour
Chapter 13 Teams and Teamwork
Chapter 8 – Groups Part 2: Oct. 22, Group Performance Process loss can reduce group perf. –How? –Brainstorming example –
McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved Chapter Fourteen Groups and Teams.
Steps to Success COS 4860 Bruce K. Barnard. Steps to Success Be Prepared – What is the objective? – Research – Environment (internal & external)
Chapter 8 – Groups Part 1: Oct. 21, Groups and Social Processes Groups are 2 or more people who interact and perceive themselves as a unit/”us”
Chapter 9 Making Decisions K&K And more. Key concepts Models of decision making Rational, normative, optimizing, satisficing, heuristics Contingency model.
Decision Making 1. Write Smart Co. has a very specific decision making process that it follows for handling client problems that has been quite successful.
Copyright c 2006 Oxford University Press 1 Chapter 7 Solving Problems and Making Decisions Problem solving is the communication that analyzes the problem.
HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM SEPTEMBER 14, 2012.
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT Improvement Coach The purpose of this session is to introduce participants to the role of the improvement coach and prepare for.
Virtual teams These are teams that work together and solve problems through computer-based interactions. What are some benefits? Drawbacks? They save time,
Introduction to knowledge management Teamwork. Team Production of Knowledge Wuchty et al. 2007, Science Over the span of 5 decades, no. of authors Almost.
Perilaku Grup dan Tim Chapter 12 Mata kuliah: J Pengelolaan Organisasi Entrepreneurial Dosen Pembuat: D Rudy Aryanto Tahun : 2009.
How Teams Work. Task and Maintenance Needs  Task Activities – Any activity a team member does that contributes to the group’s performance purpose. 
TEAM PRESSURES AND CHALLENGES MEETING THE CHALLENGES.
9-1 Decision Making Chapter Value of Group Decision Making Advantages  Process gain  Higher quality decisions  Motivational effects Disadvantages.
Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 8-1 Chapter 8 Decision Making and Creative Problem Solving.
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Slide 1.
YOUR GROUPS POSITIVE RESULTS | NEGATIVE RESULTS. TEAMS (AI)(GII) HIERARCHICAL PDM TEAM.
Effective Groups and Teams
Teamwork Goal 4.01: Demonstrate characteristics of effective leadership.
Risk – occurs when the outcome of management decision is uncertain  Risk has positive and negative aspects  Decision environments for risk vary depending.
Chapter 11 Individual and Group Decision Making Models of Decision Making Models of Decision Making Dynamics of Decision Dynamics of Decision Making Making.
CPS ® and CAP ® Examination Review ADVANCED ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT By Garrison and Bly Turner ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper.
© 2003 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. Chapter Six Decision Making and Ethics.
Team Development Objectives To know the stages in the development of teams To understand team roles To understand about team decisions To learn how to.
Individual and Group Decision Making
Defective Decision Making & Problem Solving Small Group Communication.
 Looking ahead - How do teams contribute to organizations? › What are the current trends in the use of teams? › How do teams work? › How do teams make.
Small Group Communication. Discussion Cooperative exchange of information, opinions, and ideas.
Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 8-1 Chapter 8 Participative Management and Leading Teams.
The Process of Decision Making Much of a supervisor’s job is making decisions that cover all of the functions of management. In many cases, supervisors.
Chapter 9* Managing Meetings. Chapter 10/Managing Meetings Hilgert & Leonard © Explain why meetings, committees, and being able to lead meetings.
Group Decision-Making Abby Hall & Dan Miller. Group Decision-Making Requirements Effective decision-making in groups depends on: 1) Developing a clear.
Ashley James & Tom Flammini October 8, 2013
GROUP DECISION MAKING ADVANTAGES BROAD REPRESENTATION TAPS EXPERTISE MORE IDEAS GENERATED EVALUATION OF OPTIONS COORDINATION HIGH ACCEPTANCE DISADVANTAGES.
Leadership in Groups and Teams Chapter 7. “When building a team, I always search first for people who love to win. If I can’t find any of those, I look.
Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved McGraw-Hill/Irwin Chapter 7 Group and Team Behavior.
Group Communication. Small Group Communication  What Is A Group? A collection of people with a common goal, or, a common thread of interest  Can also.
Teams and Groups. Teams A small number of people who work closely together toward a common objective and are mutually accountable.
McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, All Rights Reserved. Chapter Seven Individual & Group Decision Making How Managers Make.
Chapter Thirteen Groups & Teams: Increasing Cooperating, Reducing Conflict McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights.
Chapter 8 Problem Analysis and Decision Making The Rational Model of Decision Making Consists of a structured four-step sequence Consists of a structured.
7-1 Managing Conflict Chapter Conflict is Normal Lack of conflict may be a problem  Unhealthy agreement  Domineering leader  Routine Defensive.
Oral Communication Skills Functions of a Meeting There are a number of functions that a meeting will perform better than other communication functions.
Listening in Groups. Listening - HURIER Hearing Understanding Remembering Interpreting Evaluating Responding.
Group Communication. How many people do you think make up a small group? What are some advantages to group work? What are some disadvantages? Types of.
CHAPTER 27: COMMUNICATING IN GROUPS. Focus on Goals ■Set an agenda to –Help participants stay on track; –Identify items to be accomplished; –Specify time.
Introduction to Management LECTURE 24: Introduction to Management MGT
Organizational Behavior (MGT-502) Lecture-18. Summary of Lecture-17.
Leadership & Management Discussion for Lesson 19: Groups and Teams.
© 2009 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.1 Focusing on Group Communication Chapter 3 Lecture Slides.
Eight Main Symptoms of Group Think.
Processes that Occur in Group Decision Making
YOUR GROUPS POSITIVE RESULTS | NEGATIVE RESULTS.
Groups and Teams: Managing Teams NNA
Chapter 8 – Group Influence
Leadership & Management
Team Dynamics Chapter 16.
Study Question 1: How do teams contribute to organizations?
Groupthink.
Chapter 8 – Groups Part 2: Oct. 22, 2010.
Presentation transcript:

Group Problem Solving & Decision Making

Group Decision Making Two effectiveness dimensions: – –Attaining organizational and/or group goals – –Satisfying needs of group members Decision-making groups are only one of many types of groups Spectrum of roles for decision-making groups

Group Decision Approaches Leader-Centered Democratic Consensus Fastest decisions Slowest decisions Lowest decision quality Highest quality Lowest member commitment------Highest commitment

Group Decision Making Advantages: –Greater pool of knowledge –Different perspectives –Greater comprehension –Increased acceptance –Training ground Disadvantages: –Social pressure –Domination by a vocal few –Logrolling –Goal displacement –“Groupthink”

Groupthink Illusion of invulnerability Dismiss opposing ideas Moralize Stereotype the opposition Pressure members to conform Self-censor deviations Share illusion of unanimity, without testing Self-appointed mind-guards

Group Effectiveness Commitment via involvement Conflict & how it’s handled Creativity Consensus—producing willingness to support the group decision

Effective Groups Participative leadership, sharing of responsibility Flexible, effective patterns of communication Surface and deal with important issues Collaborative rather than competitive No hidden agendas Trust

Group Problem

Supplies

Assignment Identify as many ways as you can think of in 5 minutes to get the ball out of the pipe without damaging the ball, the tube, or the floor.

Some Consensus Guidelines Goal is for group to make a high quality decision Prepare Balance advocacy and inquiry Avoid majority voting, horse-trading, compromising, etc. Manage differences productively

Varying Degrees of Consensus Can you live with this? Is this OK with you? Can you support this? Does this please you (even excite you)?

Earthquake Exercise Follow handout: –Things most important to do during & immediately after a major earthquake –First, individually –Then, consensus in groups Process the way your group worked –What was helpful –What could be improved next time

Feedback: Privacy Policy Feedback
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
About project: SlidePlayer Terms of Service

© 2024 SlidePlayer.com Inc. All rights reserved.