Breaking a group into subgroups and promoting open inquiry in decision-making are ways to avoid groupthink.
Question 2Organizational design is the formal system of task and reporting relationships that controls, coordinates, and motivates employees so that they cooperate and work together to achieve an organization's goals.
Question 3When the organizational environment lacks stability, organizations are more likely to decentralize authority and empower employees to make important operating decisions.
Question 4Task analyzability is the number of new or unexpected problems or situations that a person or functional group encounters while performing tasks or jobs.
Question 5Some techniques that can be used in making decisions in emergencies are to recognize your prime objectives, rely on experts, and encourage groupthink.
Question 6A clearly defined hierarchy of authority and an extensive body of rules and regulations are most appropriate in a stable business environment.
Question 7What is social loafing and when does it occur?
Question 8In the rational-economic decision-making model, the decision maker makes a decision as soon as possible on as little information as possible.