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Assignment:

Team Decision Making: Majority, Consensus, or What?

YOUR TASK In small groups decide which decision strategy is best for the following situations (your responses should provide an explanation for your decision):

1. A large Internet retailer needs to identify a strategic location for a second headquarters.
2. A team of 12 workers at a freight-forwarding company must decide whether to choose the iPad or an Android tablet for their new equipment. Some team members dislike Apple's closed system and prefer the more open Android platform. However, Apple offers more apps.
3. Company employees numbering more than 1,200 must decide whether to adopt new health-care and long-term-care plans proposed by management or stay with the current plans. A yes-or-no vote is required.
4. The owner of your company is meeting with all managers to decide which departments will move into a new facility.
5. Appointed by management, an employee team is charged with proposing new guidelines for casual Fri-days. Management feels that too many employees are abusing the privilege.
6. Members of a business club must select new officers.
7. A group of town officials and volunteers must decide how to organize a town website and social media presence. Only a few members have technical expertise.