Libraries are using small groups to make decisions, and it is important that the decisions these groups make are effective. Small-group scholars argue that group processes and interactions play an important role and influence effective decision-making. Randy Y. Hirokawa developed a theory called Vigilant Interaction Theory which maintains that group interaction affects decision-making performance by directly shaping the quality of vigilance that leads to a final choice. Small groups consisting of professional librarians were used to test Hirokawaa€?s theory, and the results showed that group decision performance is directly related to the groupa€?s efforts to perform critical vigilant decision-making functions. Specifically, groups that show a pattern generating more alternative solutions are more likely to develop effective decisions.
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机译：图书馆正在使用小组进行决策，因此重要的是这些小组做出的决策必须有效。小组学者认为，小组过程和互动起着重要作用，并影响有效的决策。 Randy Y. Hirokawa开发了一种称为“警惕互动理论”的理论，该理论坚持认为，群体互动通过直接塑造导致最终选择的警觉质量来影响决策绩效。由专业图书馆员组成的小组对广川的理论进行了检验，结果表明，小组决策的绩效与小组履行重要的警惕性决策职能的努力直接相关。具体而言，显示出可产生更多替代解决方案的模式的小组更有可能制定有效的决策。
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