Decision-making processes can be a competitive advantage to an organization or a weight that inhibits timely, effective action. In assessing decision making, one needs to look at whether decisions are made by individuals or groups: who gets involved in decision making; how information is collected, distributed, and made available to which individuals in the organization: how long it takes for decisions to be made: and the information criteria that are employed in reaching decisions. These assessments can allow the organization to see whether its decision-making processes promote or inhibit effective performance as defined by the organization's strategic objectives.