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This three page paper looks to methods of decision-making; authoritarian and majority consensus. Each approach to decision-making is discussed looking at its’ advantages and disadvantages as well as its strengths’ and weaknesses. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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the strengths and weaknesses can be considered. The authoritarian approach to decision-making will often be associated with directive leadership were decision-making is based
on tasks rather than human issues. In a very caring decision-making this decision is likely to be made by an individual which facilitates a potentially faster method of decision-making. This
type of decision-making is most likely to be associated with an autocratic leader. The disadvantages are numerous. The stakeholders can often feel that their opinions and views do not matter
(Armstrong, 2006). Decision-making in an authoritarian approach will often neglect the input which can be gathered from others. The decision-making process can
vary in quality; a higher quality inputs such as relevant data to the process, and a good analysis is likely to lead to a better quality output; the decision (Armstrong,
2006). If the decision process is limiting the level of information input that is gathered before the decision is made it is possible that the decision itself may be of
a lower quality or is more likely to be wrong than one where there was a greater level of information input gathering at the beginning stages (Huczyniski and Buchanan, 2003).
Where the authoritarian decision-making process takes place there is also a potential disadvantage associated with the way it will make others feel. Where
a decision is made without consultation or acknowledgement of input from other stakeholders there is the potential for alienation and de-motivation. Where stakeholders feel that they are important and are
included in the process they are more likely to be motivated and supportive (Huczyniski and Buchanan, 2003). By undertaking decision-making about them they are excluded and are more likely to
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