What are the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making and individual decision making?

Using complete sentences, answer the following questions.
What are the benefits of practicing decision making?

What is decision-making?

Suppose a manager is using maximum EMV as a basis for making a capacity decision and, in the process, obtains a result in which there is a virtual tie between two of the seven alternatives. How is the manager to make a decision?

Which statement describes the advantage of using a decision grid to make decisions?

A. It is the only truly objective way to make a decision in a group
B. It is the fastest way for group decision making
C. It is both a visual and a quantitative method of decision making
D. It allows the data to be graphed for easy interpretation

What can groups or group leaders do to improve the quality of group decision-making?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a qualitative (as opposed to a quantitative) approach to location decision making?

What concerns might arise when Congress delegates decision-making authority to unelected leaders, sometimes called the fourth branch of government?

The decision-making for emergencies process should begin:

A. After an emergency operations center has been established.

B. During the execution phase of the decision-making cycle.

C. Well before any emergency strikes.

D. Under emergency conditions.

Which of the following factors can impede decision making in an incident?

A. Clear values

B. Focus on the big picture

C. Validated information

D. Time pressure

When applying the problem-solving model to ethical solutions, be sure to consider?

The number and magnitude of decisions and problems that must be addressed during an emergency are a direct outgrowth of:

A. The steps of the problem-solving model.

B. Decisions that were or were not made during the planning process.

C. The size of the decision-making group.

D. The length of the execution phase of the decision-making cycle.

Which do patients value more when choosing a doctor: interpersonal skills or technical ability? In a recent study, $304$ people were asked to choose a physician based on two hypothetical descriptions. One physician was described as having high technical skills and average interpersonal skills, and the other was described as having average technical skills and high interpersonal skills. The physician with high interpersonal skills was chosen by $116$ of the people. Can you conclude that less than half of patients prefer a physician with high interpersonal skills? Use the $\alpha = 0.01$ level of significance.

What are the three grand strategies, and why would firms pursue each of them?