presentation group decision making short one

8/4/2019 Presentation Group Decision Making Short One

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/presentation-group-decision-making-short-one 1/10

GROUP DECISION MAKING

Rakesh Shrestha

EM-09-11, HIST



Why Groups can make higher quality

decisions? Groups are move vigilant than

individuals

Groups can generate more ideas& develop more alternativesolutions than individuals

Groups can evaluate ideasbetter than individuals

When to use a Group?• Two criteria

Quality of the decision

Acceptability of the decision

Rakesh Shrestha, EM-09-11



Advantages of group decision making

Groups members may have different specialties

Implementation of decision may be more effective

Eliminates bias

Builds up foundations as a training ground

Democratic in nature

Disadvantages of Group Decision Making Time consuming

Social pressure

Own interests to protect

May not be in accord with the goals and objectives

of the organization

Groupthink




Methods of Group decision making Decision by lack of response: Members are working for

one after another idea without any follow up discussion.Once the group members accept any of the ideas, all otherideas will be closed without any response.

Decision by authority rule: The decision taken by a personin authority will be taken as accepted.

Decision by minority rule: Just two or three group

members will dominate the decision making process. Decision by majority rule: Members are free to present

their ideas and, if needed, voting may take place, formaking a decision.

Decision by consensus: When one alternative is chosen

and most of the members agree. Decision by unanimity: All members will unanimously

agree with the selection of a course of action.




Techniques of Group Decision-Making

Brainstorming

Delphi Technique

Nominal technique

Fish bowling




Brainstorming

Brainstorming technique involves a group of people, usually between five

and ten, sitting around a table in classroom setting, generating ideas in

the form of free association.

The primary focus is on ‘generation of ideas’, rather than on ‘evaluation of

ideas’, the idea being that if a large number of ideas can be generated,

then it is likely that there will be unique and creative solution among

them. The rules to be followed in the process of brainstorming are explained by

leader and include the following:

No judgments are to be made on these ideas when they are

generated. No idea is to be criticized or evaluated in any way until all

ideas have been considered.

Welcome wild ideas, no matter how absurd they might seem. The

ideas that are too wild and unfeasible can always be discarded later.

Strive for quantity and not quality.

Each participant is encouraged to improve or modify other

participants suggestions.



http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/presentation-group-decision-making-short-one 7/10Rakesh Shrestha, EM-09-11


http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/presentation-group-decision-making-short-one 8/10Rakesh Shrestha, EM-09-11



Fish-bowling This is a variation of the brainstorming, but is more structured and is to the point.

The decision making group of experts is seated around in a circle with a single chair

in the centre if the circle. One member of the group is invited to sit in the centre chair and gives his views

about the problem and his proposition of solution in discussion.

The other group members can ask him questions but no cross talk is allowed.

Once the member finished and his viewpoint is fully understood, he leaves the center

and joins the group in the circle. Exchange between the center chair and the group members continues until the chair

is vacated. All exchanges must be between the center and the group and no two

group members are allowed to talk directly.

This technique results in each member favoring a particular course of action, since all

members are acting upon the same database and also since each idea offered by the

central members is thoroughly questioned and examined.

After all the experts have expressed their views, the entire group discusses the

various alternatives suggested and pick the one with consensus.




Thank you!


presentation group decision making short one

Documents