Author Question: When former President Bush issued the final approval to invade Iraq, he asked whether anyone had any ... (Read 79 times)

sc00by25 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

When former President Bush issued the final approval to invade Iraq, he asked whether anyone had any last thoughts or recommendations. When no one commented, the order was given. The authors give this as an example of how

a. groups can make good decisions when there is a strong leadership.
b. cohesive groups tend to disagree more frequently than groups of diverse experts.
c. groups do not always make good decisions when they are cohesive and want to please their leader.
d. groups make the best decisions when they are cohesive and want to please their leader.

Question 2

In Chapter 9, the authors describe decisions made as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This example illustrates that

a. it is preferable to make group decisions when groups are cohesive.
b. group decision making is not necessarily superior to individual decision making.
c. at least in foreign policy matters, threats often work better than negotiations.
d. at least in foreign policy matters, negotiations are preferable to threats.