thods, bargaining was the most successful. Our text lists many reasons why group decisions are better than individual. I believe that is why the bargaining method was shown to be the most successful.The final and perhaps most important stage of the decision making process is implementation. The study lists three ways that managers implemented their decisions; participation, persuasion, edict. Participation involves managers assigning key stakeholders to oversee the implementation. Persuasion implementation includes managers listing the benefits of a decision in order to persuade others that the decision is good. Edict, the least successful method of implementation, involves the manager giving directives and orders to implement the decision. The study claims that participation is the most successful implementation method. I believe this is again because it involves key people in the decision process, as opposed to only one person taking all the responsibility of implementing the best plan. The other two methods of implementing decisions seem to fail because the key decision maker was not involved in the implementation process. Managers often fail to realize the importance of being involved in the final step of the decision process. Even the best plans can fail if not properly implemented.In conclusion, the best decisions involve properly defining the problem, discovering multiple options, and involvement by those affected by the decision. Successful decisions also require proper evaluation of the options, and participation among those implementing the decision and those affected by it. Groups often play an important role in decisions, often increasing the chance of success. Unfortunately, most executives don't use this strategy in their decision process. Executives often rush to decisions in order to remove the feeling of uncertainty by not coming to a decision. This impulsive strategy fails because the decision maker doe...
