Understanding Group Behavior (cont. Basic Group Concepts (cont. Effectiveness and Efficiency of Group Decisions effectiveness depends on criteria of success size of group affects effectiveness -groups of 5-7 are the most effective -odd number of members helps avoid deadlocks Techniques for Improving Group Decision Making steps must be taken to avoid groupthink groupdbink-conformity marked by withholding different or unpopular views in order to give the appearance of agreement ©Prentice Hall,2002 15-20 Understanding Group Behavior (cont.) Basic Group Concepts (cont.) – Effectiveness and Efficiency of Group Decisions • effectiveness depends on criteria of success • size of group affects effectiveness – groups of 5-7 are the most effective – odd number of members helps avoid deadlocks – Techniques for Improving Group Decision Making • steps must be taken to avoid groupthink – groupthink - conformity marked by withholding different or unpopular views in order to give the appearance of agreement © Prentice Hall, 2002 15-20