Author Question: Which of the following are problems work groups may have? a. disagreement of objectives b. ... (Read 18 times)

nevelica · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Which of the following are problems work groups may have?

a. disagreement of objectives
b. authority disputes
c. difficulty in reaching decisions
d. personality clashes
e. all of the above

Question 2

What are some of the problems with voting, specifically with majority rule? Consider the example in Exhibit
9-3. Explain the theorem underlying the problem these voters faced.

What will be an ideal response?

bimper21 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

A number of problems are associated with majority rule: It fails to recognize the strength of individual preferences;
it hinders the development of mutually beneficial trade -offs; it does not encourage group members to consider
creative alternatives to expand the size of the pie; it may be detrimental to the attainment of efficient outcomes
because it prevents logrolling; it may lead to more distributive and less integrative behaviors; it may not yield a
choice (even split); it does not eliminate conflicts of interest (instead, it provides a way for group members to live
with them); and decisions may not be stable (voting hides disagreement within groups, which threatens long-term
effectiveness). The unstable voting outcomes in Exhibit 9 -3 point to the impossibility theorem, which states that
when groups contain three or more members and are facing three or more options, no method can combine group
members' preferences in a way that guarantees group preference maximization.