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Principles and Practices of Management

Notes 14. Think of a time when a colleague/acquaintance strongly disagreed with your views,
ideas, or way of working? What kind of relationship can you develop with such a person?
15. Explain Nominal Group Technique. How is it different from brainstorming and garden
technique?
16. Group decision-making is a boon or a bane? Justify your answer.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. (a) (ii) (b) (i)

2. (a) True (b) False (c) False (d) False
(e) True (f) True (g) False (h) True
(i) True (j) True (k) False

5.10 Further Readings

Books James G. March, Primer on Decision-making: How Decisions Happen, Free Press.
Luis R. Gomez - Mejiz, David B. Balkin, Robert L. Cardy, Management, Second
Edition, Tata McGraw Hill
Max H Bazerman, Judgment in Managerial Decision-making, John Wiley and Sons
Publications
PG Aquinas, Organisational Behaviour, Excel Books.
Robbins SP and Mary Courter, Management, Prentice Hall of India P. Ltd

Online links http://www.businessballs.com/problemsolving.htm
http://www.thinkingmanagers.com/business-management/decision-
making.php

http://www.virtualsalt.com/crebook5.htm
www.the-happy-manager.com/decision-making-styles.html

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