To demonstrate your understanding of decision making, summarize the Challenger case study, the major decisions that were made, and how the concept of Groupthink contributed to the shuttle’s demise. Identify at least five lessons related to Groupthink and organizational communications that can be applied to other organizations for successful decision making. Ensure that you address how ethical decision making applies.
Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.
Support your presentation with at least threescholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.
Length: 12-15 slides (with a separate cover slide, agenda slide, and reference slide) Notes Length: 100-150 words for each slide
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Learning Outcomes
1.0 Appraise the influence of the following on any given decision: risk, conflict, ethics, legality, incentives, biases, and time constraints. 2.0 Judge the health of decision-making processes in an organization. 3.0 Relate decision-making, organizational leadership, and organizational communication to one another.
Resources
Books Reference Instruction () Rabe, C. (2006). Innovation killer: How what we know limits what we can imagine—And what smart companies are doing about it. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ncent/detail.action?doc… Read Chapter 3
Articles Reference Instruction Bazerman, M., & Tenbrunsel, A. (2011). Blind spots. http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login? url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=bth&AN=60579506&site=eds-live Read Article Brecher, N. D. (2015). Breaking bad: Stop deceptive groupthink. http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login? url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=bth&AN=110742236&site=eds-live Read Article Dimitroff, R., Schmidt, L., & Bond, T. (2005). Organizational behavior and disaster: A study of conflict at NASA. http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login? url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=bth&AN=17533870&site=eds-live Read Article Kumar, J., & Chakrabarti, A. (2012). Bounded awareness and tacit knowledge: Revisiting Challenger disaster. http://search.proquest.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/docview/1115341134? accountid=28180 Read Article
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Reference Instruction CRM Learning. (2012). BBC NASA Challenger disaster [Video File]. Watch Video MBA5121 Assignment Evaluation Criteria
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