Module 4 – SLP
LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING STYLES
For this assignment think about a specific decision that was
made by your supervisor in the organization you currently work for or have
worked for in the past. Review the background materials carefully on the
Vroom-Yetton model and think about how this model applies to this decision that
you experienced. Then write a 2- to 3-page paper applying the Vroom-Yetton
model to this decision:
Describe the decision that management had to make, and also
whether their decision-making style was autocratic, consultative, or
group-based. Explain your reasoning.
Go through Vroom-Yetton’s seven questions and apply these
questions to their diagram to see what decision-making style their model
suggests. Briefly explain the reasoning behind your answers to the seven
questions.
Conclude your paper with a discussion of whether or not you
would recommend this model to your supervisor and whether or not you were
surprised by the recommendation given by this model regarding decision-making
style.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all
steps listed in the instructions.
Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go
off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background
materials.
Make sure to cite readings from the background materials
page. Rely primarily on the required background readings as your sources of
information.
Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the
Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 13 and
14 on in-text citations.
