Review Vroom & Yetton's Normative Decision Model.

Think of a decision you had to make as a group leader, a manager, or a decision you observed someone else in a leadership role.

1) Explain the decision. Using the terms in the model, how would you describe the level of participation that was actually used?

2) If you followed the decision rules in the model outlined in your textbook, what is the suggested level of participation for this decision?

3) Were the levels different? Do you think the recommendation by the model would have been more effective if it had been used? Or if the same, was it effective?

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4) What are two benefits identified by the speaker of including employees in decision-making?