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Toward a General Theory of Group Decision Making

Development of an Integrated Model

Randy Y. Hirokawa

University of Iowa

Dierdre D. Johnston

Carroll College

This article presents a conceptual model of the group decision-making process that identifies the essential factors and processes that impact upon group decisions. The article attempts to integrate concepts from various academic disciplines to provide a theoretical framework suitable for generating research and to organize and synthesize past and future research findings. In essence, the model proposed herein represents an effort to develop a foundation for a general theory of group decision making.

Small Group Research, Vol. 20, No. 4, 500-523 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/104649648902000408
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