Class 13 Group Decision Making - Org Mng

how X should be chosen / judged in optimal / rational conditions

how X actually gets chosen / judged

Information is often not shared because teams decide on the first acceptable alternative rather than looking for the best alternative

the tendency of group members to conform to the census viewpoint in group decision making

A paradox where a group of people collectively decide on a course of action that is counter to the preferences of any of the individuals in the group

assumption that others' behaviors are aligned with their attitudes which is not always/often true

the tendency for group discussion to intensify group opinion, producing more extreme judgment than would be obtained by pooling individual views

the tendency to continue to a failing course of expectation

the tendency for people to judge an event as more likely to occur if it is more readily available in memory

the tendency to base our estimates of probability on the extent to which the outcome fits with our schemas, categorizations and prior experiences

the tendency to make different decisions depending on simple differences in how situations are presented/framed

the tendency to avoid risks when potential gains are emphasized and to take risks when potential losses are emphasized

the tendency to evaluate a characteristic more positively when it is presented in positive terms than in negative terms

the theory that people choose to take on risk when evaluating potential losses and avoid risks when evaluating potential gains

the tendency to base decisions on salient or recent info

we think we can forecast uncertain values/outcomes better than we actually can