Leadership and Decision-Making Processes

Instructions

For this assignment think about a specific decision that was made by your supervisor in the
organization you currently work for or have worked for in the past. Review the background
materials carefully on the Vroom-Yetton model and think about how this model applies to this
decision that you experienced. Then write a 2- to 3-page paper applying the Vroom-Yetton model
to this decision:
1.) Describe the decision that management had to make, and also whether their decision-making
style was autocratic, consultative, or group-based. Explain your reasoning.
2.) Go through Vroom-Yetton’s seven questions and apply these questions to their diagram to
see what decision-making style their model suggests. Briefly explain the reasoning behind your
answers to the seven questions.
3.) Conclude your paper with a discussion of whether or not you would recommend this model to
your supervisor and whether or not you were surprised by the recommendation given by this
model regarding decision-making style.
Assignment Expectations
Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.
Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of
space to summarizing general background materials.
Make sure to cite readings from the background materials page. Rely primarily on the required background readings as your sources of information.
Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality
Academic Paper, including pages 13 and 14 on in-text citations.