Team Decision Making Essay -- Organizational Development, Teams

The addicted case asks for one team decision-making structure that is most effective for the following creative project Eight administrators are given one afternoon to generate as many creative ideas as possible and to decide which one of these is the best. To solve this question we beginning(a) need to arrest which kind of team is involved. McShane and Von Glinow state that Teams are groups of two or more people who interact and influence each other, are mutually accountable for achieving rough-cut goals associated with organizational objectives, and perceive themselves as a social entity within the organization (234). Furthermore we can say that this group can be called a task force (project) team because these eight administrators are a temporary team whose assignment is to realize an opportunity (McShane and Von Glinow 235). Now, that we know these people can be called a team, the next step is to look at the constraints on team decision-making because this pass on enab le us to choose the most suitable decision-making structure. Therefore, I will first give a brief overview of the existing structures and then decide for one method which I will explain in depth. Finally I will provide a brief conclusion and recommendation.Constraints on Team Decision MakingThere are plenty problems within team decision-making. According to McShane and Von Glinow the quad most common problems in team decision-making are time constraints, evaluation apprehension, pressure to conform, and groupthink (256). Time Constraints refers to the fact that a team requires more time to accrue to a conclusion than an individual. That is because team members have to communicate with each other about their ideas, and also have to debate about these i... ... (Time Constraints). Second, NGT reduces conflicts in the team. The case already predicted that some administrators in the group often disagree with each other and might criticize each others ideas. Because NGT does not allow debating and criticism, conflicts wont be a problem. Third, NGT includes silent and independent development of the individual ideas which minimizes the other decision making constraints like evaluation apprehension, pressure to conform, and groupthink. My statement is also supported by Mitchell and Danielson who carried out a study that also indicates that the Nominal Group technique is most effective for creative projects (19). Therefore, I recommend choosing the Nominal Group Technique for the eight administrators to identify new revenue-generating uses of classrooms and related facilities between teaching semesters in one afternoon.