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Treen, Emily; Atanasova, Christina; Pitt, Leyland; Johnson, Michael – Journal of Marketing Education, 2016
Marketing instructors using simulation games as a way of inducing some realism into a marketing course are faced with many dilemmas. Two important quandaries are the optimal size of groups and how much of the students' time should ideally be devoted to the game. Using evidence from a very large sample of teams playing a simulation game, the study…
Descriptors: Marketing, Business Administration Education, Educational Games, Computer Simulation
Larson, William; Hostiuck, Katherine; Johnson, Jerry – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
This conceptual paper suggests and elaborates on the use of physiological metaphors pertaining to the systems and parts of the body as an approach for fostering an understanding of organizational theories among students of educational administration. The importance of this pursuit is related to the recognition that the students often reject the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Administrator Education, School Organization, Organizational Theories
Wanat, Carolyn L. – Journal of School Leadership, 2010
This case study examined parent groups' involvement in school activities and their participation in decision making. Research questions included the following: (1) What is the nature of parent groups in schools? (2) What activities and issues gain parent groups' attention and participation? (3) How do parent groups communicate concerns about…
Descriptors: Parent School Relationship, Case Studies, Social Theories, Parent Participation
Chait, Richard – Trusteeship, 2009
This article presents an interview with Richard Chait, Research Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, regarding the three major challenges that face college and university governing boards today--in the areas of board structure, planning, and trustee selection. In the interview, Chait shares his concern about the state of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governing Boards, Group Structure, Governance
Keyton, Joann; Beck, Stephenson J. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2008
This article proposes a pedagogical framework to help students analyze their group and team interactions. Intersecting five fundamental group attributes (group size, group goal, group member interdependence, group structure, and group identity) with three overarching group processes (leadership, decision making, and conflict management) creates an…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Structure, Group Dynamics, Teamwork
Dupin-Bryant, Pamela A. – Journal of Applied Research for Business Instruction, 2008
Groups are a fundamental part of the business world. Yet, as companies continue to expand internationally, a major challenge lies in promoting effective communication among employees who work in varying time zones. Global expansion often requires group collaboration through computer systems. Computer-mediated groups lead to different communicative…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Group Structure, Communication Skills, Employees

Fox, Robert D. – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1981
Successful continuing professional education programs require that the learners be involved in design and implementation. Program planning and advisory committees are one means of ensuring the participation of adult learners and of meeting their needs. (SK)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Decision Making, Group Structure, Participation

Heimovics, Richard D.; Zemelman, David – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1978
Findings indicate that interpersonal compatibility in work groups and its relationship to goal achievement is not a unidimensional or unidirectional phenomenon. Rather, compatibility appears inextricably related to other aspects of group problem solving, including the methodology of decision making. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Structure

Seibold, David R. – Journal of Business Communication, 1979
Discusses aspects of group meetings including planning for chairing; possible formats for organizing sessions and facilitating group discussion and decision efforts; and alternative procedures for group problem-solving. Presents an example of how these formats and procedures can be used conjointly. (JMF)
Descriptors: Conferences, Decision Making, Group Structure, Groups

Murrell, Audrey J.; And Others – Journal of Business Communication, 1993
Compares decision processes of consensus and devil's advocacy within an additive task, a disjunctive task, and a conjunctive task structure. Finds that high-conflict decision processes such as devil's advocacy enhances decision making in disjunctive tasks, retards decision making in additive tasks, but has no effect on decision making in…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Group Behavior

Falk, Gideon – Small Group Behavior, 1981
Uses a laboratory experiment involving role-playing groups to show that an assigned majority rule is likely to lead to higher-quality solutions than unanimity and no-decision rule. Results indicated under majority rule workers resistance to the foreman's power often resulted in a successful search for a better solution. (JAC)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Groups

Swinth, Robert L. – Small Group Behavior, 1981
A model for the personal responsibility group is presented. Each person in the group chooses goals based on personal perspectives and is not subordinate to an authority or to the group. Personal responsibility for actions and decisions is taken by each group member. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Counseling Objectives, Decision Making, Group Experience

Demange, Gabrielle – Journal of Political Economy, 2004
A hierarchical structure is a widespread organizational form in many areas. My aim in this paper is to provide a rationale for this fact based on two premises. First, a group organizes itself so as to achieve efficient coordination. Second, efficient coordination is achieved only if subgroups as well as individuals agree to cooperate. Even in…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Group Dynamics, Decision Making, Efficiency

Tandon, Kalpana; Rao, V. Rukmini – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
Describes the purposes, membership, tasks, and outcomes of two women's organizations in India as a prelude to discussing the characteristics of group processes and strategies for building and improving women's organizations. (SK)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Developing Nations, Feminism, Group Dynamics
Roderick, Joan C. – Journal of Business Education, 1985
This article focuses on the following areas of group process: the nature of the task group, the steps taken to reach a decision, and the ways in which a leader can effectively manage the inevitable conflict that emerges within groups as the problem-solving process progresses. (CT)
Descriptors: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
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