Chapter 10. Decision Making And Leadership In Groups

Which leadership style describes a leader who takes action and makes decisions on behalf of the group without input from group members?

Autocratic

Which of the following techniques involves creating list of ideas without debating the merits of the ideas in order to generate better and more creative ideas?

Brainstorming

Which of the following are common strategies to generate ideas?

Brainstorming Ideawriting Nominal group technique

Which of the following is NOT a method groups use to generate ideas?

Censorship

Which of the following is a method of group decision making?

Consensus

Which leadership style maintains that every group member has the right to participate in decision-making?

Democratic

Which of the following are true about leadership styles?

Each style has its strengths Each style functions best under different circumstances

If a group hires an outside consultant to recommend a course of action, the group is relying on __________ to make the decision.

Expert opinion

Which of the following describes the group decision-making option where the group defers to the advice of people with extensive knowledge or experience on the topic?

Expert opinion

Which of the following describes the nominal group technique?

Group members generate their ideas silently and independently before combining and considering as a group

Which of the following describes a group idea-generating method that encourages members to generate and evaluate their ideas in writing while working independently?

Ideawriting

Ideawriting is the process in which members of a group work __________, reading other members' ideas and giving feedback in writing

Independently

The nominal group technique calls for group members to generate their ideas _______ before considering them as a group.

Independently

Which of the following describe brainstorming?

It involves creating a list of ideas without debating their merits Its purpose is to generate better and more creative ideas

Which of the following statements about minority rule in decision making are true?

It is often used for the sake of efficiency It is when a small number of members makes a decision for the whole group

Which of the following describes the leadership style that gives group members little direction and feedback and believes people function best with little interference ?

Laissez-faire

When more than half of a group votes for one decision, and the group abides by that decision, the group has used ___________ to make the decision.

Majority rule

Which of the following statements are true of most leaders?

They are extroverts They exhibit a set of common leadership traits