Plural Executive in Decision Making

Plural executives arc often engaged in policy making. Many companies form executive or management committees to develop basic policies and adopt major strategies. Such committees go by various names-Management Committee, Corporate Policy Committee, Operating Policy Committee etc.

The extent of authority of these committees varies considerably, although their influence on decision making is perhaps greater in strategic planning than in any other area. Such committees, also engaged in control. for their concern with strategic planning must be followed up to ensure that activities conform to plans.

The plural executive  is an ideal negotiator of disputes, since a settlement by a group will usually be more acceptable to parties concerned than that of a single arbiter.

Sometimes plural executive depends on accurate and adequate staff work, Moreover, in order to make group deliberations in plural executive productive, facts and analysis must be developed and presented so that members have readily available the data on which to have a decision.