Harriet is very quiet by nature. recently, she participated in a team discussion in her office to decide their monthly goal. even though harriet had some good suggestions and wanted to speak, she was unable to get in a word because simon, another team member, spoke most of the time. in this scenario, which of the following drawbacks of group decision making is most evident?

a. less information is available in a group setting.
b. the group may be dominated by a single person.
c. fewer alternatives are generated than those generated in individual decision making.
d. group members are less likely to accept the final decision.

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.