SCENARIO 12-3 You know that the decision as to which new product to produce must have widespread acceptance and be of the highest quality.Having reviewed the literature, you decide this decision needs to be made by a group of your best managers.
Your managers are located in Taiwan, India, Brazil, and the United States.Which group decision-making technique might be the easiest to arrange in terms of speed and task orientation
A)interacting
B)brainstorming
C)nominal group
D)electronic meeting
E)group rationalization

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An electronic meeting would be the easiest to arrange in terms of speed and task orientation as it can be conducted virtually, allowing managers from different locations to participate without the need for travel. This is an efficient way to collect feedback and ideas from the different locations and make a decision that has widespread acceptance.

SCENARIO 12-3 You Know That the Decision as to Which