Title: Group Decision Making: Definition, Advantages, Disadvantages, Strengths, Weaknesses, Techniques
Headings: Group Decision Making: Definition, Advantages, Disadvantages, Strengths, Weaknesses, Techniques
Group Decision Making: Definition, Advantages, Disadvantages, Strengths, Weaknesses, Techniques
What is Group Decision Making?
Advantages of Group Decision Making
Disadvantages of Group Decision Making
Diffusion of Responsibility
Lower Efficiency
Groupthink
Strengths of Group Decision Making
Weaknesses of Group Decision Making
Group Decision Making Techniques
Brainstorming
Nominal Group Technique
Electronic Meeting
Multi-Voting
Delphi Method
Dialectic Decision Methods

Content: In a sense, if everyone is responsible for a decision, then no one is. Moreover, group decisions can make it easier for members to deny personal responsibility and blame others for bad decisions. Lower Efficiency
Group decisions can also be less efficient than those made by an individual. Group decisions can take additional time because there is the requirement of participation, discussion, and coordination among group members. Without good facilitation and structure, meetings can be considered in trivial details that may matter a lot to one person but not to the others. Groupthink
One of the greatest inhibitors of effective group decision making is groupthink. Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. By isolating themselves from outside influences and actively suppressing dissenting viewpoints in the interest of minimizing conflict, group members reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative viewpoints. Strengths of Group Decision Making
Groups generate more complete information and knowledge. By aggregating the resources of several individuals, groups bring more input into the decision process.