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Moderated by Andrew Ledbetter
School of Comm. Studies, Ohio Univ.
March 11, 2010
The functional theory of group decision making addresses four functions that groups must perform to reach good decisions: (a) analysis of the problem, (b) goal setting, (c) identification of alternatives, and (d) evaluation of positive and negative characteristics. Speaking from your experiences with groups, which function is most difficult to perform, and why?
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