COMPARE AND CONTRAST INTERVENTIONS

Compare and Contrast Interventions

Compare and Contrast Interventions

Introduction

“The paper compares and contrasts interventions based on Owen and Valesky (2011) presented idea of collective decision-making; for this purpose? the paper presents a comparison and contrast of autocratic decisions versus participative decisions and the essay answere following two questions in this regard What approach is currently practiced most frequently in your organization? What steps might be taken to increased democratic principles?.

What approach is currently practiced most frequently in your organization?

The collective participative decision making style is perhaps the most common style of decision-making employed by leaders. This style is similar to the collective participative decision-making style in that the leader keeps total control (and so responsibility) of the decision. The difference is that s/he does not seek information from the members of the group. Rather the leaders own perceptions and knowledge is used to decide. This style is useful in emergencies because one of the advantages is that the decision making process can be very rapid. Another plus is that it is clear where the responsibility lies. The obvious disadvantages result from the members not being included? and they may resent the decision if they are adversely affected. The leader may lose support and credibility. However? there are certain variations to the above style such as the Autocratic Decision Making with Group Information Input and Group Decision Making with Feedback. In the former? the leader takes the control of the problem? but involves the group to extract data about the cause of the problem and goes on to suggest a solution. In the second variation? the leader? after diagnosing the problem and making the decisions? puts forth his views in front of the other members for review and assessment. In contrast to the collective participative decision making style? in this style the leader transfers the onus for the decision to the group. The group votes and the majority will lead. In favor of this style is that the decision can be rapid and the whole group participates. A major inhibitory factor here is that there may be no responsibility taken for the decision. The leader is not responsible and even the group can deny responsibility because members can claim that they did not vote for the decision.

This style means that every member of the group has to buy into the decision. The leader transfers control to the group. Unlike the autocratic ...