Of the various factors affecting organizational decisions, the concept of group roles is best described as:
A) the relationships between the actual point of decision (the person or persons actually making the decision) and the participants in the decision-making process.
B) each member of a decision-making body has one or more specified purposes that can affect both the nature of the decision strategy employed as well as the scope of decision types assigned.
C) the process employed by a decision-making body can impact the type of decisions that can be effectively made by that body which can conversely affect the method or process that must be used to make those types of decisions.
D) issues relating to shared meaning among constituents, individual and collective social pressures, genres and prescriptions regarding behavior, personal beliefs, and potential sanctions.

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Group roles in decision-making contexts refer to the specific functions or purposes each member of a decision-making body holds, which influences the decision strategy and the types of decisions they are involved in. This is best captured by option B, which directly addresses the concept of members having specified purposes affecting decision strategies and decision types.

Of the Various Factors Affecting Organizational Decisions, the Concept of Group