[1] Drawing upon literature from the areas of leadership, group decision-making, and procedural fairness, Vroom’s model predicts the effectiveness of decision-making procedures.
[3] Vroom[1][3] identified five types of decision-making processes, each varying on degree of participation by the leader.
Vroom[3][4] identified seven situational factors that leaders should consider when choosing a decision-making process.
Vroom created a number of matrices which allow leaders to take into consideration these seven situational influences in order to choose the most effective decision-making process.
[4] Vroom’s normative model of decision-making has been used in a wide array of organizational settings to help leaders select the best decision-making style and also to describe the behaviours of leaders and group members.