Group Decision Making and Effects of Emotions on Decision Making

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group Decision making

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Table of Contents
1. Group Closures that a leader can adopt:.............................................................................2
Command style or Directive approach...................................................................................2
Example..............................................................................................................................2
Voting approach:....................................................................................................................2
Example:.............................................................................................................................2
Consultative approach:...........................................................................................................3
Example:.............................................................................................................................3
2. Four ways a group can evolve into a team:........................................................................3
Expect Socialising:.................................................................................................................3
Example:.............................................................................................................................3
Delegation of Authority and Responsibility:..........................................................................4
Example..............................................................................................................................4
Facilitates in information sharing and processing:.................................................................4
Example:.............................................................................................................................4
Collaboration:.........................................................................................................................4
Example:.............................................................................................................................5
3. Effects of emotions on decision making:............................................................................5
Positive impacts:.....................................................................................................................5
Example:.............................................................................................................................5
Negative impacts:...................................................................................................................6
Example:.............................................................................................................................6
References:.................................................................................................................................7

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1. Group Closures that a leader can adopt:
Healthy and strong closure in any group is very important. It can help the members of
the group in functioning, defining their experiences and positively fix the stage for a new
group (Kaner, 2014). Following are the closures that a leader can adopt to make decision:
Command style or Directive approach:
It is a style of decision making where leaders don’t consult with team members while
making decisions. This is an active style specifically when changes are moving rapidly and
the whole group is expecting for immediate direction. In business firms, leaders use this
approach effectively on major financial decisions and in critical situation.
Example:
While working with a consumer products manufacturing firm, a task related to
research and development of a particular product was assigned to me. A team of four
members was given to me to assist in the task. I and my team worked as per the requirements
and researched about all aspects. By following command approach I took all the final
decision by myself and directed my team to work in that manner. The final report was very
appreciated by board of directors of our company. The directive decision taken by me proved
beneficial for the whole group (Wysocki, 2010).
Voting approach:
This is one of the widely used forms to attain closure in decision making. It is done
like a democratic poll. In this process, every member of the team votes and the decision is
achieved by following majority rules. This form of closure is effective when the result of the
decision marks the entire group. But in a rapid changing business environment, this form is
does not work in most efficient way. In a business firm, this form of group decision making
can help in shaping the culture when the members are permitted to express their opinion by
vote (Hwang & Lin, 2012).
Example:
When I was working in a marketing firm as a senior manager, I needed to hire an
assistant manager for help. For selecting of assistant manager, I followed voting approach to
know the employees willingness and prevent any opposition. All the employees appreciated
this step and elected a senior and experienced person as an assistant manager.