Your team has experienced an increase in absenteeism in the past six weeks. In the meeting to define the problem, George recommends that personal leave days be abolished. The group ignores that suggestion but instead decides to fire all employees that are absent starting on Monday. What went wrong with the decision-making process?

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Zain Morrow

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3 July, 19:32

Your team has experienced an increase in absenteeism in the past six weeks. In the meeting to define the problem, George recommends that personal leave days be abolished. The group ignores that suggestion but instead decides to fire all employees that are absent starting on Monday. What went wrong with the decision-making process?

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Clay Mcdonald · Answer 1

The problem was stated as part of the solution.

Explanation:

Decision making process: It is a process of making choices out of alternative available by gathering information, analysing the options and developing the alternative to make constructive desicion.

Steps for goods decision making are:

Identify goal. Gather information. Consider the consequences. Make decision. Evaluate decision.

In the given case, Absenteesim is identified problem of the team. The meeting was called to define problem, however, suggestion were ignored by the group and decision was made to fire employee those are absent from Monday, which is not the constructive decision as firing employee can not be the solution rather it will create bigger problem for the organization.