Organizational Behavior (Stephen Robbins)
GROUPDECISIONMAKING While a variety of decisions in both life and organizations are made at the individual level, the belief—cha ...
Groupthink and Groupshift Two by-products of group decision making have received a considerable amount of attention by organizat ...
Illusion of unanimity.If someone does not speak, it’s assumed that he or she is in full agreement. In other words, abstention b ...
their doubts and keep silent. All of these behaviours led forecasters to appear unanimous in their views on the coming recession ...
members. As they become more comfortable with each other, they also become bolder and more daring. Another argument is that our ...
participants simultaneously interact via computer terminals, all responses are anonymous, and the speed allows for generating nu ...
308 Part 4Sharing the Organizational Vision EXHIBIT 9-5 Evaluating Group Effectiveness Type of Group Effectiveness Criteria Inte ...
The leader-participation modelpresents the various actions a leader might take with respect to the decision-making processes of ...
shows that the organizational benefits of individual creativity include “higher-quality products, more effective decision making ...
decisions using each of the frameworks represented by the individual hats. The hats are metaphors for different kinds of thinkin ...
6 What is ethics, and how can it be used for better decision making? ethics The study of moral values or principles that guide o ...
a business executive can argue that he or she is securing the greatest good for the great- est number—as he or she hands out dis ...
A third ethical criterion is justice.This criterion requires individuals to impose and enforce rules fairly and impartially so t ...
level, and the highest level is the principled level. These levels and their stages are described in Exhibit 9-7. The research i ...
316 Part 4Sharing the Organizational Vision whistle-blowers Individuals who report unethical practices by their employers to out ...
other accounting scandals. In Canada, more than 120 ethics specialists now offer services as in-house moral arbitrators, mediato ...
ing ethics in the workplace.^92 However, a small group of companies is even starting a new trend in monitoring ethical practices ...
corporate social responsibility An organization’s responsibility to consider the impact of its decisions on society. 7 What is c ...
Not everyone agrees with the position of organizations assuming social responsi- bility. For example, economist Milton Friedman ...
3 What factors affect group decision making?Groups generate more complete information and knowledge, they offer increased divers ...
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