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POLC, Information & Decision-Making - Coggle Diagram
POLC, Information & Decision-Making
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Group decision making
Advantages
- more complete information & knowledge
- more diverse alternatives
- increases acceptance of solution
- increase legitimacy
Disadvantages
- time consuming
- minority domination
- pressure to conform
- ambiguous responsibility
Decision-making conditions, styles & errors
Certainty
- a manager can make accurate decisions because the outcome of every alternaive is known
Risk
- a manager can estimate the likelihood of certain outcomes
Uncertainty
- a manager has neither certainty nor reasonable probability estimates
Decision making styles
Linear
- preference for using external data and facts
- process information through rational, logical thinking
Non-linear
- preference for internal sources of information
- process information through internal insights, feelings and hunches