1. Harriet is very quiet by nature. Recently, she participated in a team discussion in her office to decide their monthly goal. Even though Harriet had some good suggestions and wanted to speak, she was unable to get in a word because Simon, another team member, spoke most of the time. In this scenario, which of the following drawbacks of group decision making is most evident?
a. Less information is available in a group setting.
b. The group may be dominated by a single person.
c. Fewer alternatives are generated than those generated in individual decision making.
d. Group members are less likely to accept the final decision.
2. Omar decides to buy a pair of running shoes from a store. He likes three pairs of running shoes at the store. Following the steps of rational decision-making process in deciding which pair to buy, which of the following should be Omar’s next step?
a. He should immediately buy one of the three pairs of running shoes.
b. He should reconsider whether he actually needs to buy a pair of running shoes.
c. He should select one of the three pairs of running shoes based on his intuition.
d. He should evaluate the feasibility of each pair of running shoes.