Bonnie Patterson is a manager for seven years at Wayne and Watson, a legal consultancy firm. A good part of her work day involves holding meetings and she likes to get work on a time-bound schedule. For this reason, members of her team receive the agenda at the beginning of the meeting, followed by some time to contemplate over the issue at hand individually. Subsequently, the team members present their ideas one after the another, the group discusses them together, and lastly, a ranking is done to choose the most favored idea. This represents the ________ approach of group decision making.
A) interacting
B) reference group
C) brainstorming
D) nominal group
E) groupthink

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Bonnie Patterson's approach of sharing the agenda beforehand, allowing time for individual contemplation, and then having team members present their ideas one after another followed by group discussion and ranking is characteristic of the nominal group approach to group decision making. In this approach, individuals work independently to generate ideas, which are then shared and evaluated by the group without initial interaction. This approach encourages equal participation from all members and minimizes the risk of dominance by a few members, leading to a more objective and comprehensive decision.

Bonnie Patterson Is a Manager for Seven Years at Wayne