Group decision making


Group decision making is a process in which multiple individuals collectively analyze problems to make a decision. Group decision-making also known as collaborative decision making refers to a more specific focus on decision making to create equilibrium, or balance task concerns and relationship management. The group tries to figure out the real problems and symptoms of the issues to provide possible solutions (Lumencandela,n.d.).
According to Lumencandela (n.d.), “Group decision making provides two advantages which are synergy and sharing of information. The group makes a decision collectively by discussion, questioning, and collaboration to identify complete and robust solutions. Another advantage of the group decision-making process is the sharing of information among group members, which can increase understanding, clarify issues, and facilitate movement toward a collective decision( Lumencandela, n.d.)”.
There are various types of the group decision-making process.
1)      Delphi Technique – This technique entails a group of experts who anonymously reply to questionnaires and subsequently receive feedback in the form of statistical representation. This method is mostly used in identifying and prioritizing issues for managerial decision-making (Okoli,2004).
2)       Brainstorming - This technique involves a group of people, usually between five and ten, sitting around a table, generating ideas, and primary focus is on the generation of ideas rather them on the evaluation of ideas (Chand, n.d.).

References
Chand, S.(n.d.). 4 Techniques for Group Decision Making Process More Effective. Retrieved from https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/management/4-techniques-for-group-decision-making-process-more-effective/3506
Lumencandela (n.d.) Managing Group Decision Making. Retrieved from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-management/chapter/managing-group-decision-making/
Okoli. C. (2004). The Delphi method as a research tool: an example, design considerations and applications. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2003.11.002

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