Egalitarian and hierarchical groups of university business students were asked to solve a business management game. The two group structures were established by role assignments. Half of the groups were introduced to an optimal problem-solving method (operations research). Both types of groups reported significantly more satisfaction with the decision when the optimal method was given. However, satisfaction with decision process was a function of group structure. In contrast to previous work, hierarchical groups indicated more satisfaction with the way the decision was made.
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