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41) Interacting groups are an effective in a. building group cohesiveness. b. restricting independent thinking. c. generating many ideas. d. coming to an agreement on a solution. e. processing ideas quickly. 42) Which group decision-making technique results in the greatest number of ideas and the most original ideas? a. the interacting group b. the nominal group c. brainstorming d. the electronic meeting e. the Delphi technique 43) Which of the following group decision-making techniques minimizes social pressures and conflicts? a. the interactive group b. brainstorming c. the nominal group technique d. the electronic meeting e. the Delphi technique 44) SCENARIO 9-2 You know that the decision on which new product to produce must have widespread acceptance and be of the highest quality. Having reviewed the literature, you decide that this decision needs to be made by a group of your best managers. Referring to SCENARIO 9-2, your managers are located in Taiwan, India, Brazil, and the United States. Which group decision-making technique might be the easiest to arrange?a. the interacting group b. brainstorming c. the nominal group technique d. an electronic meeting e. the general meeting 45) SCENARIO 9-2 You know that the decision on which new product to produce must have widespread acceptance and be of the highest quality. Having reviewed the literature, you decide that this decision needs to be made by a group of your best managers. Referring to SCENARIO 9-2, you have decided to use the nominal group technique. This will give you the advantage of a. groupshift. b. participants being honest. c. building cohesiveness. d. generating many ideas. e. processing ideas quickly. 46) SCENARIO 9-2 You know that the decision on which new product to produce must have widespread acceptance and be of the highest quality. Having reviewed the literature, you decide that this decision needs to be made by a group of your best managers. Referring to SCENARIO 9-2, if you set up an electronic meeting, your team would be able to a. build group cohesiveness. b. groupshift. c. keep social pressures to a minimum. d. generate a large number of ideas. e. maintain a high number of interpersonal actions. 47) SCENARIO 9-2 You know that the decision on which new product to produce must have widespread acceptance and be of the highest quality. Having reviewed the literature, you decide that this decision needs to be made by a group of your best managers. Referring to SCENARIO 9-2, if generating lots of ideas efficiently is important, you do NOT want to use _________________ groups.a. interacting b. brainstorming c. nominal d. electronic e. optimizing 48) SCENARIO 9-2 You know that the decision on which new product to produce must have widespread acceptance and be of the highest quality. Having reviewed the literature, you decide that this decision needs to be made by a group of your best managers. Referring to SCENARIO 9-2, if you wanted managers to meet face to face and pool their judgments in a systematic but individual manner, which type of group decision-making technique would you use?a. interacting groups b. brainstorming c. nominal groups d. electronic meetings e. task groups 49) When evaluating group effectiveness, it is important to consider group success criteria. _________ stimulate ideas but, with many people talking at once, block the thought process and eventually impede the sharing of ideas. a. Interacting groups. b. Brainstorming groups. c. Nominal groups. d. Electronic groups. e. Taskforce groups. 50) Which of the following attributes is associated with creative potential? a. dependence b. intolerance of ambiguity c. high need for structure d. self-confidence e. risk aversion