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Improving Group

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roblem solving and decision making are the reasons most secondary groups exist.
PBecause problems solved by groups affect us all, we need to understand how to make
the problem- solving and decision- making processes in groups the best they can be. Part IV
focuses on the processes that help this occur. Like Chapters 7 and 8, Chapters 9 and 10 are
companion chapters, with Chapter 9 presenting theoretical information about problem-
solving and decision- making processes and Chapter 10 providing practical suggestions and
techniques for effective problem solving. Chapter 11 describes how group members can
make conflict work for them rather than against them.

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