All of the following are disadvantages of involving employees in the decision making process EXCEPT?
A)If employees do not have the proper expertise, participative decision making will likely result in a low-quality decision.
B)Employees are often able to identify potential obstacles to implementing a decision as well as ways to avoid them.
C)If meetings are not well structured, individuals with appropriate expertise may fail to contribute to the discussion.
D)When group members are overly cohesive, they may also become overly concerned with gaining consensus and suffer from groupthink.
E)If meetings are not well structured, individuals with little or insufficient knowledge can over-contribute and dominate the discussion.

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All of the other options mentioned are potential disadvantages of involving employees in decision making. Option B, however, is a potential advantage as employees may be able to identify potential obstacles and offer solutions to overcome them.

All of the Following Are Disadvantages of Involving Employees in the Decision