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Peer reviewedFalk, Gideon – Small Group Behavior, 1981
Uses a laboratory experiment involving role-playing groups to show that an assigned majority rule is likely to lead to higher-quality solutions than unanimity and no-decision rule. Results indicated under majority rule workers resistance to the foreman's power often resulted in a successful search for a better solution. (JAC)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Groups
