Decision making

Compare the decision-making roles and impacts
of:
 assigned leaders

• Will make decisions based primarily on the role they are assigned
• The impact will depend on how followers perceive the assigned leader and the decision being made
  

 ascribed leaders

• They make decisions based on the beliefs of the movement that has ascribed them to be leader
• There decisions will likely be followed and have a significant impact unless they make decisions against beliefs of the movement
  

 primary decision makers

• They make the main decisions in an organization
  
• Their impact will depend on how the Secondary and Tertiary follow up their decisions
  

 secondary decision makers

• Need to make there decisions based on the primary decision maker
• Their impact depends on the decisions of the Tertiary decision makers
  

 tertiary decision makers

• Need to make there decisions based on the secondary decision maker
• Their impact depends on acceptance by others in the organization that are affected by the decision
  

 interest groups

• Can try and influence decision makers
• Their impact will be based on there being able to persuade the decision makers
  

 opinion leaders

• Will be able to lead by giving there opinions in there area of expertise
  
• Their impact will be directly related to there expertise , their advice in areas of non-expertise will not be followed.
  

Describe the current decision-making structure in
the school and the community

• The Department of Education has a three year plan that they pass down to School Board that passes it down to the school and the Principal consults with Teachers and School Council and makes decisions regarding their school plan that is approved by the School Board.
• This plan, The School Act and polices of the School Board and school are used in decision making processes at the school.
• Day to day decision are made by administration and some decisions are made by the teachers

The Community

• A City Council is selected by the people, who hires a City Manager, who overseas various departments. The City Council gives overall direction and budget approval to the City Manager who makes decisions with the various departments.
  

Identify and assess the role played by the
leadership groups listed above.

• The School Board and the City Council make decisions regarding policy
  
• The Superintendent and the City Manager make overall day to day decisions
• The principals and the department heads make operational decisions