Andersen Tree Farm in Kansas is looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly. Managers interviewed frontline staff to get their opinions and ideas, and invited everyone to participate in deciding which ideas to advance. Staff members were then aware of the various options and recognized the benefits and costs of each. In this scenario, involving the staff most likely helped them to
A) Dominate the discussion and reinforce the organizational structure.
B) Use groupthink to gain buy-in.
C) Please everyone completely.
D) Displace obsolete goals in favor of new ones.
E) Understand the decisions and be more committed to them.

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People who participate in a group discussion are more likely to understand why the decision was made. They will have heard the relevant arguments both for the chosen alternative and against the rejected alternatives.

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