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Decision Making
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Assignment “Analysis & Decision –Making and Conceptualizing Decision Making Process” Extended Course Cheltenham 2003 Module: MB 423 University of Gloucestershire Dr. Kim Pembridge Sumitted by: Gernoth Dobianer Köhlerstr. 1 A – 6812 Meiningen Words: 1699 (incl. Table of Content and References) Table of Content 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 2 THE SET UP OF A SELF DIRECTED TEAM (SDT) 3 3 DECISIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE GROUP 4 4 THE HOSTILE TAKEOVER 5 5 CONCLUSION 6 6 LITERATURE 8 Abbreviation: CEO Chief Executive Officer SDT Self Directed Team Executive Summary The following focuses on the group work and decision processes of group number three during the airline simulation. From the perception of the group members, group three has clearly won the game although the time was not enough to further verify the results. Group dynamics accelerated dramatically by the time the first group (number four) was acquired by a hostile takeover. Group three sought mutual understanding with the board members of the acquired group and it was anticipated that this group would overtake group number two in the next quarter. The assumption is that the reader is familiar with the details of the simulation. The objective was to achieve a coherent group who could make decisions for the organization unencumbered by hierarchy. The Set Up of a Self Directed Team (SDT) After a short discussion the group decided not to install any hierarchical organisation and to decide on issues based on consensus. One of the reasons was to a preclude potential interpersonal conflict between two group members for group leadership. The group consisted of seven people, four of whom used to work together from earlier times. The other three joined in from an earlier MBA program. Nevertheless, the responsibilities were shared and strategy and tactics were discussed among team members. Appelbaum et al (1999, p.60) states that “the very act of bringing people from different backgrounds together may be the reason why they fail to achieve their objectives”. However, this was not so in this case. At the onset, the group discussed the target outcome of this simulation and came quickly to the conclusion to reach a leading position in the shortest period of time. It was clear that not all groups could realize the desired growth rate without driving others out of business. Typically, this requires a certain set of actions. One of them was the idea of initiating a hostile take over of one of the groups. However, this approach did not get the full approval of the group.
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